Michigan fired offensive coordinator Jason Beck after last week's Michigan State game, and it was about time. Michigan lost 15-6 against a miserable Spartans football team and didn't even squeeze out those six points until a touchdown with about two minutes left in the game. Here are Michigan's current offensive rankings:
Passing efficiency: #107 (123.44 QB rating)
Rushing offense: #109 (128.7 yards/game)
Yards per carry: #119 (3.57 yards/carry)
Passing offense: #125 (173.9 yards/game)
Scoring offense: #126 (19.6 points/game)
Total offense: #132 (302.6 yards/game)
Michigan doesn't do anything well. Not one player is having a standout offensive season other than perhaps wide receiver J.J. Buchanan (40 catches, 644 yards, 5 touchdowns), and even he is #17 in the conference in receptions. The three leading rushers (Jordan Marshall, Savion Hiter, and Bryce Underwood) are all averaging around 3.6 yards per carry, and the only guy with decent numbers is former walk-on Bryson Kuzdzal (30 carries, 166 yards, 1 touchdown), who fumbled away the ball on one of just a couple decent runs last Saturday. Kuzdzal is a decent player who's performing above expectations, but when he's arguably the only bright spot in a rivalry game against a beat-up, awful Michigan State team, you have major problems.
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