Grade Session: Michigan offense vs Rutgers
Tommy Carr had a complete performance against Rutgers, with the entire Michigan offense running through its quarterback.
Andrew Marsh
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Carr Shines, Michigan Survives Rutgers, Questions Will Remain
Michigan won Saturday, beating Rutgers 28-21 behind an impressive performance from freshman quarterback Tommy Carr. Whether the Wolverines accomplished much beyond improving their record to 5-3 is another question.
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Gameday Calls: Five bold predictions for Michigan vs Rutgers
Michigan has spent most of this season asking its defense to survive while the offense searches for answers. Rutgers is the matchup where that script should finally flip.
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The Game Plan: Michigan vs Rutgers
This is not a matchup where Michigan should have to choose between getting the run game going and letting Tommy Carr throw it. It should do both.
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Grade Session: Michigan offense vs Indiana
Indiana did not prove Carr cannot be the answer. It did prove, as expected, that changing the quarterback was never going to magically solve everything wrong with this offense.
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Gameday Calls: Five bold predictions for Michigan vs Indiana
Michigan found a way to beat Penn State after Tommy Carr changed the second half. Indiana is a much tougher test of whether that offensive spark can become a real identity.
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Grade Session: Michigan offense vs Minnesota
There is no way to watch Michigan's offense closely and decide the quarterback is the primary reason it has become this dysfunctional.
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Micah Simon: Buchanan, Marsh have earned the right to stay on the field
Michigan spent most of the offseason discussing its new wide receiver room, and who could break out behind its top two stars.
Four games into the season, Micah Simon has a very different problem. Getting those other receivers on the field.
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Grade Session: Michigan offense vs Iowa
Michigan got Iowa-ed.
That is the simplest explanation for how the Wolverines gained 429 yards, averaged 6.3 yards per play, generated six explosive passes and still finished with 19 points.
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The Game Plan: Michigan vs Iowa
Michigan opens Big Ten play against an Iowa team built to punish mistakes and make every possession matter. The Wolverines’ offensive progress finally looked real against UTEP, but Saturday will show whether those answers hold up against Phil Parker’s defense.
