The Michigan football team is doing some soul-searching after a crushing loss to Oregon on Saturday. Michigan got smacked, 31-7. Wolverines head coach Kyle Whittingham opened up after the game about the play of his quarterbacks.
“Not good enough. We'll have to watch the tape, obviously, to get the full evaluation, but there was really not good enough play that I can say anywhere in the game today,” Whittingham said, per 247 Sports.
Michigan used both Tommy Carr and Bryce Underwood at quarterback against the Ducks. It wasn't effective; Michigan posted just 71 passing yards in the contest.
The Wolverines are now 5-5 under Whittingham, who is in his first season. The Michigan head coach was heckled by angry fans following the blowout loss.
“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 postgame, 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 right now at Michigan. His offense has struggled all season, and those woes certainly continued on Saturday. Some college football analysts believe the head coach could be out after just one season in Ann Arbor.
Article Continues BelowThe Wolverines are in danger of missing a bowl game. Michigan still has Big Ten conference games remaining against Ohio State and UCLA.
Michigan next plays UCLA on Saturday. The Wolverines are just 2-5 in Big Ten play this season.