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.
Andrew Marsh
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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.
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Grade Session: Michigan Offense vs UTEP
Michigan's offense spent the first half making a blowout look much harder than it eventually became.
The Wolverines moved the ball on their opening possession, reached the UTEP 24 and then lost a Bryce Underwood fumble. Savion Hiter coughed it up on Michigan's fourth possession, handing UTEP the ball at the Wolverines' 18 and helping the Miners take a 14-7 lead.
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The Game Plan: Michigan vs UTEP
UTEP is Michigan’s last game before Big Ten play begins, and this should not be another afternoon where Underwood has to become the run game because nothing else works. Michigan should be able to control this matchup physically. The interesting part is whether it can use that advantage to fix the things before Iowa.
