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It’s been a challenging first season for the Michigan Wolverines and their first-year head coach Sherrone Moore.
The Wolverines (5-3) have gone through three quarterbacks and are coming off a 24-17 win over Michigan State. Moore has decided on a signal-caller for their big game with No. 1 Oregon in Week 10.
“Davis (Warren) has earned the opportunity … won the spot and we will continue to roll how we did last game,” Moore said in his weekly Monday news conference.
Moore could have gone with Alex Orji, but Warren earned the nod after he was 13-of-19 passing for 123 yards and a touchdown in their last outing.
Jack Tuttle had played in the previous two games before being declared out for the game against Michigan State. The reason was not disclosed, but Tuttle provided it Monday night.
The seventh-year quarterback announced he was medically retiring from football as a result of a fifth concussion. He also revealed his arm had not returned to normal after surgery to repair an ulnar collateral ligament injury.
In his two games this year, he had a 60 completion percentage, 306 yards, two interceptions and one touchdown.
Orji is more of a runner than a passer as he is third on team in rushing with 188 yards on the grounds and a score. As a passer, Orji has a 54% completion rate with 148 yards, three touchdowns and an interception.
Warren is more of a pocket passer with a 67% completion rate (61 of 91), good for 567 yards, but he has three touchdowns to go with his six interceptions.
We will see how he can do against the Ducks’ secondary this week. So far this year, Oregon’s defense has been playing very well, with the No. 12 total defense in the nation. The Ducks have given up an average of 173.8 passing yards per game (16th in the nation).
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