The Michigan football team got blitzed by Oregon on Saturday. Michigan head coach Kyle Whittingham heard the ire of angry fans following the tough loss. Whittingham explained after the game what happened to his team, following the rough performance.
“It was disappointing, frustrating, humiliating — you name the adjective — loss. Didn't play well in any of the three phases. Sound like a broken record, but minus-two in the turnover margin again. I believe we are either last, or out of 138 teams, we’re right there toward the end in the turnover margin,” Whittingham said, per 247 Sports.
Michigan would lose 31-7. The Wolverines offense was woeful, as the team used both Tommy Carr and Bryce Underwood at quarterback. Michigan would post just 71 passing yards in the game.
The Wolverines are now just 5-5 on the season.
“There’s very few weeks when, in a football game, we don’t have some adversity or we don't get presented with adversity. And so all you can do is continue to coach it and talk about it and instill a mindset that you don’t flinch, you don’t waver when adversity hits, just keep playing right through it,” Whittingham said, per the Associated Press. “And it’s the same thing when things are going good. You can’t be on a roller coaster; you just have to play steady, and that’s part of it — playing through adversity.”
Whittingham is under fire at Michigan. Even though he is just in his first season, it has been reported the Wolverines are considering parting ways with him after the campaign is over. Before coming to Ann Arbor, Whittingham was the head coach at Utah.
Article Continues BelowMichigan is in danger of missing a bowl game this season. The team has just two conference games left, against UCLA and Ohio State. It will certainly be a tough challenge for Michigan to post another victory this year.
The Michigan football team next plays UCLA on Saturday.