Michigan Football: 3 best changes Josh Gattis will bring to offense

Gattis said clearly that Michigan will never huddle

One of the most noticeable changes about the Wolverines offense this season will be the fact that Michigan football won’t huddle — at least not according to Gattis, who said the team would never huddle in his press conference.

While that fact alone maybe isn’t that big a deal — lots of college teams don’t huddle — the key component for Michigan is the tempo that goes along with no huddling.

Last season, Michigan played at one of the slowest paces in college football. Remember, even early in the season, some games were closer than they should have been because UM toyed around with the ball so long only to have a turnover or settle for a field goal.

There is a time and place for a long drive and against weaker teams, it doesn’t matter as much, but the Northwestern game was a prime example of how a lack of urgency nearly cost the Wolverines.

Making it difficult to come back was one disadvantage but another was simply not running as many plays. Getting rid of the huddle will force defenses into their looks quicker and that can give Michigan an advantage, yet the most important thing to conclude is that the Wolverines will run more offensive plays, which is a simple but effective way to score more points.