Michigan’s ceiling this year is limited due to botched QB situation

The forward pass in football was finally permitted in 1906.

Someone please tell Michigan.

All kidding aside, the Wolverines had an elite quarterback in JJ McCarthy last season as he led them to a national championship but Michigan seemingly had no serious answer for a post-McCarthy world.

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Perhaps former coach Jim Harbaugh, despite his effusive praise of McCarthy, and the current staff figured McCarthy might stay for another year. Perhaps he was unexpectedly too good for the Wolverines in 2023 before becoming a first-round NFL Draft pick.

Perhaps Harbaugh knew for a while he was headed back to the NFL and left the quarterback situation to someone else – mainly Sherrone Moore – to figure out.

The numbers are staggering: In Michigan’s loss to Washington over the weekend, the Wolverines threw it 25 times for just 113 yards. Michigan went down 24-3 at halftime to Texas and basically was forced to throw the ball more against the Longhorns.

So far this season, Michigan has thrown for 690 yards in six games. The Wolverines haven’t scored more than 30 points in a single contest. They scored in the 20s in close wins over Arkansas State, USC and Minnesota.

Opponents have thrown for 1,559 yards so far this season and have double the passing touchdowns. Tight end Colston Loveland has twice as many catches and three times as many receiving yards than any wide receiver on the team.

In five games, Michigan’s leading receiver Semaj Morgan has…

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Publish date : 2024-10-08 14:48:28

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