Sherrone Moore Is Sticking with Jack Tuttle

Senior quarterback Jack Tuttle made his Michigan football debut on Saturday at Washington after junior Alex Orji was pulled after three drives. Tuttle was the backup to JJ McCarthy last season, but offseason injuries kept him out of the conversation to start 2024.

Michigan head coach Sherrone Moore said on the Inside Michigan Football radio show that Tuttle seems to be the guy moving forward. 

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“Right now it looks like Jack,” Moore said. “We’ll do everything we can to keep the competition going, but I think right now he gives us the best chance to win, and we’ll continue to process that as an offense, as a team, but that looks like the direction we’re heading.”

Tuttle’s first three drives under center resulted in 17 points, and he ultimately helped Michigan get its first and only lead of the game. Moore said Tuttle gave his team a jolt. 

“I thought offensively, definitely, Jack Tuttle came in there and gave us a huge spark, and that was a positive,” Moore said. “The first three drives, touchdown, field goal, touchdown, and gave us a lot of momentum on offense, and he’s beating himself up still. I had to call him last night and tell him, ‘Hey, we got your back, you’re good.’

“And he only practiced for a week and a half, really. And to get him back was a huge boost for us, so we’ll continue to get better and build stuff around him to make him better and make our team better and let our other guys be playmakers.”

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