Michigan FootballWednesday, November 11
Whittingham says film of the Michigan State loss made him fire Beck now
The Daily Ann Arbor team
Kyle Whittingham had planned to wait until after the season to evaluate Beck. Then he watched the film. “Watching the film really was the deciding factor,” he said Monday, pointing to “too much regression” in the offense against Michigan State.
He called it his “own gut instinct,” with “zero outside influence.” Jim Harding, the veteran offensive line coach, will run the offense, and the AP report says Whittingham named him interim offensive coordinator for the rest of the season. He was a co-offensive coordinator at Wyoming in 2013 and at Utah in 2015-16, and Whittingham said nobody on the offensive staff has been in the play-calling role.
Michigan has three games left, starting at Oregon on Nov. 14
| Opponent | Site |
|---|---|
| Oregon (Sat., Nov. 14, 3:30 p.m. ET) | Away |
| UCLA | Home |
| Ohio State | Away |
Sources: Iron Mountain Daily News, mlive
- Record: 5-4 overall, 2-4 in the Big Ten
- Quarterback: Whittingham hasn't named Saturday's starter
- Offensive line: five different starting combinations this season
- Sacks: five of Tommy Carr against Michigan State
Beck's Utah offense in 2025 ranked fourth in total offense and fifth in scoring. At Michigan, the Wolverines barely avoided being shut out for the first time since 2014, scoring with 1:35 left.
Beck's offense produced far less at Michigan than at Utah
| Utah 2025 | Measure | Michigan 2026 |
|---|---|---|
| 482.9 | Yards per game | 302.6 |
| 41.2 | Points per game | 19.6 |
Source: The Wolverine
Sources: The Wolverine, mlive, Iron Mountain Daily News