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Michigan FootballTuesday, November 10

Whittingham says film of the Michigan State game made him fire Beck now

The Daily Ann Arbor teamFrom today’s edition · 1 min read · 3 sources

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After the loss, Whittingham told reporters “Not right now” when asked about replacing Beck. By Sunday he had. On Monday he said watching the film was the deciding factor, and that he'd planned to wait until after the season.

“Zero outside influence. It was just my own analysis, my own feel, my own gut instinct.”

Kyle Whittingham, on Monday

Under Beck, Michigan ranks No. 132 of 138 in total offense. His Utah offense last season ranked No. 4.

Beck's Utah offense ranked far higher than his Michigan offense

No. 4Total offenseNo. 132
No. 5Scoring offenseNo. 126
No. 2Rushing offenseNo. 109

Source: The Mining Gazette

  • Against Michigan State: 192 total yards, 54 rushing yards
  • Third downs: 2 of 10, with four turnovers and five sacks
  • Scoring: 19.6 points a game through nine games

The schedule isn't doing Harding any favors. Michigan is an underdog Saturday at No. 18 Oregon, then finishes against No. 4 UCLA and at Ohio State. The Wolverines might fall short of a bowl bid.

Michigan finishes the regular season against three ranked teams

OpponentAP rankWhere
OregonNo. 18Road
UCLANo. 4Home
Ohio StateNo. 21Road

Source: The Mining Gazette

Sources: The Mining Gazette, Detroit Sports Nation, Wolverines Wire

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