Sherrone Moore: Davis Warren Will Be Wolverines' Starter, But Alex Orji's Role "Will Grow More and More"
In their season opener against the Fresno State Bulldogs, the Michigan Wolverines started senior Davis Warren at quarterback over the perceived favorite in Alex Orji. While Warren played most of the game, Orji came in throughout the game, taking 9 total snaps. Speaking to reporters after the game, Michigan head coach Sherrone Moore re-iterated that […]
In their season opener against the Fresno State Bulldogs, the Michigan Wolverines started senior Davis Warren at quarterback over the perceived favorite in Alex Orji.
While Warren played most of the game, Orji came in throughout the game, taking 9 total snaps.
Speaking to reporters after the game, Michigan head coach Sherrone Moore re-iterated that Warren will be their starting quarterback but Orji will continue to play a significant role in their offense every week.
"I think he had 13 snaps, and I think he averaged about 6 yards per carry when he did run the ball. He did a really good job. Obviously, threw a touchdown pass. He’ll have an extensive package to what he does throughout games, and it’ll grow and grow every game, but I thought he did a really good job."
Orji threw the first touchdown pass of the game, suckering up the defense on a sprintout pass to Donovan Edwards. It was Orji's only completion of the game.
Warren showed his rust, considering it was his first time starting a game in four years. He went 15/25 passing for 118 yards while throwing one touchdown and interception apiece.
However, Moore was still encouraged by his outing against Fresno State and that he will be better moving forward.
"Overall, he managed the game really well, was never in a panic. He played within the confines of the offense, made some really nice throws and just continues to get better."
The offense definitely felt confined, and that's not exactly encouraging. However, it was Week 1 with a huge game coming up against Texas this week. It was obvious the playbook was kept vanilla.
The biggest adjustment Michigan will have to overcome is that this team does not look like last year's team. They simply don't have the weapons, quarterback, and offensive line to run as efficient an offense as they ran last year. They have to change their approach to instead focus on creating explosives.
Whether that's altering Donovan Edwards' usage or creating more out of the passing game, Michigan has to get it figured it out quickly.
