It’s been a challenging first season for the Michigan Wolverines and their first-year head coach Sherrone Moore.
The 5-3 Wolverines have gone through three quarterbacks and coming off of last week’s 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 Jack Tuttle or Alex Orji, but Warren earned the nod after he was 13-of-19 passing for 123 yards and a touchdown in their last outing.
Tuttle had played in the last two games and he had a 60 completion percentage good for a total of 306 yards, but he had two interceptions and just 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 percentage with 148 yards total, three touchdowns, and an interception.
Warren is more of a pocket passer with a 67 completion percentage (61-of-91), good for 567 yards, but he has just 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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