Michigan football rolled with a new play-caller for Tommy Carr before facing the Oregon Ducks. But coach Kyle Whittingham pivoted back to Bryce Underwood Saturday.

All because of Carr's rough start post Jason Beck firing as offensive coordinator.

Carr got pulled after posting these disastrous numbers: 1-of-5 for eight yards. Michigan needed to lean into the ground game to produce any kind of offense in Eugene.

So running back Savion Hiter tallied 71 yards on just two carries. Jordan Marshall added 14 yards with two carries. But Oregon jumped on the Wolverines early with a 14-7 lead. Featuring Ducks quarterback Dylan Raiola exposing the Michigan secondary with a 60-yard touchdown lob to Jeremiah McClellan.

Raiola added a shorter two-yarder that built the Ducks lead to 14-0. Hiter, though, sliced through the Oregon defense on a 70-yard scoring scamper that cut the deficit to 14-7.

Michigan still has endured a tumultuous season in year one of the Whittingham era. The Wolverines started by escaping Western Michigan with an Underwood Hail Mary that involved a controversial play clock debate. Michigan later pulled Underwood from behind center amid some notable struggles on offense during the time Beck was calling the offense. Which swung the starting spot over to Carr.

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Carr gets pulled now amid his own slow start as “Whitt” turns back to Underwood. Michigan is aiming to install any kind of momentum. Especially after absorbing the brutal 15-6 loss to struggling Michigan State one week ago.

Yet the Wolverines need just one victory to become bowl eligible at 5-4 overall.