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Michigan FootballTuesday, November 10

Michigan fires offensive coordinator Jason Beck after the loss to Michigan State

The Daily Ann Arbor teamFrom today’s edition · 1 min read · 5 sources

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Michigan fired offensive coordinator Jason Beck on Sunday, a day after a 15-6 loss to Michigan State left the Wolverines 5-4. “The results have not matched our desired outcome, and I felt that a change in leadership was required for our offense,” head coach Kyle Whittingham said in a release.

Offensive line coach will serve as interim coordinator and will call plays Saturday at Oregon. Whittingham will conduct a national search for the next coordinator.

Michigan's offense has struggled to score all season

126th
nationally in points per game
0
100-yard rushers through nine games
3
straight home games without a first-half point
5-4
record after the loss to Michigan State

Sources: mlive, ClickOnDetroit

The run game had its moments, with 152 yards against Oklahoma and 153 against Iowa. Against the Spartans, it managed 54.

Michigan's rushing yards dropped to 54 against Michigan State

Source: mlive

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Value
Oklahoma152 yards
Iowa153 yards
Minnesota79 yards
Indiana57 yards
Michigan State54 yards
  • Total offense: 132nd of 138 FBS teams, 302.6 yards a game
  • Rushing: 109th nationally, 128.7 yards a game
  • Last year's offense: 59th nationally, in a 9-4 season

Sources: mlive, WJR-AM, ClickOnDetroit, WJRT ABC12, Detroit Free Press

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