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It’s not like Michigan football quarterback Davis Warren was confused about why he lost his job.
The senior won the starting quarterback competition for the season-opener vs. Fresno State after a lengthy battle that bloomed in spring, heated up in summer and didn’t fall into place until the first week of the regular season.
There was just one problem. Once he got inside the white lines at the Big House, he didn’t do the No. 1 thing he’d done throughout the prior six months to earn the trust of both coaches and teammates: take care of the ball.
Michigan quarterback Davis Warren (16) makes a pass against Michigan State during the second half at Michigan Stadium in Ann Arbor on Saturday, Oct. 26, 2024.
“From those first two games, I feel like 90% of what I did was good,” Warren told media on Monday. “But playing quarterback is 100% of the plays, so you gotta be on it 100% of the time, which I took to heart. It was something that I had to work on, and I think that was something that I did a good job in camp of and got away from a little bit.
“That was really the message, just protect the football. The ball is the program, and that’s pillar No. 1 of our offense, and something that we didn’t do, and that’s the number one goal of the quarterback.”
Warren threw six interceptions in just 11 quarters of play, and by the time he threw his third interception against lowly Arkansas State, which came on the heels of a 31-12 beatdown against Texas, head coach Sherrone Moore felt he had no choice but to go to Orji.
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“You’ve got to protect the football. When you don’t do that, it’s a sure-fire way to not have your spot,” Warren said of what coaches told said. “I knew that. I didn’t need anyone to tell me that. I didn’t need…
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Author : Detroit Free Press
Publish date : 2024-10-29 10:10:09
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