Michigan football head coach Kyle Whittingham said he won't panic on Monday and fire offensive coordinator Jason Beck, despite a truly awful performance on Saturday against Indiana.
The Wolverines scored only six points, despite three goal-to-go possessions. One of them came after an interception by Zeke Berry. It's too bad he didn't score a touchdown, though. That's what was needed, which is, of course, too much to ask of the defense.
If the Indiana game, a 13-6 loss for the Wolverines, were a one-off, maybe Whittingham's approach would be easier to understand. However, Michigan football ranks outside the top 100 in rushing offense, passing offense, total offense, and scoring offense.
#Michigan HC Kyle Whittingham says he’s willing to make tough decisions regarding coaching changes on staff if he feels it will help the team and has done that before in his long coaching career, but he adds it’s no time to panic right now.
— Brice Marich (@BriceMarich) October 26, 2026
It's hard to get worse than that.
What makes that harder to stomach is the fact that Michigan football averaged 210 rushing yards per game in 2025. The Wolverines can field an entire offensive line, when healthy, of players who started multiple games last season. Jordan Marshall is also back. Yet, the running game is atrocious.
Michigan rushed for just 57 yards on 41 attempts on Saturday. The team threw a play-action pass from the one-yard line down 6-0, in a play call that probably cost the Wolverines the game, although Jason Beck didn't miss the field goal.
Yet, when you have the chance to beat the defending national champs, while also keeping your playoff hopes alive, you'd think you'd be able to run for a yard or at least try.
Regardless, it would be expensive to fire Beck. It would also be really embarrassing for Whittingham. He hand-picked Beck and gave him a three-year deal as one of the highest-paid coordinators in college football.
Moving on after seven games would be a terrible look. It couldn't look worse than the offense has looked through seven games, though. Michigan has only scored over 20 points twice.
Tommy Carr got the start against Indiana. He was slightly better than Bryce Underwood, but he turned the ball over twice in the first half, leading to a pair of Hoosier field goals. Indiana didn't score a single point in regulation on a drive that didn't start with a turnover.
Hell, Michigan didn't allow Indiana to complete a pass in the second half. Somehow, someway, the Wolverines still lost the game thanks to Beck and his anemic offense.
Beck has five games to figure it out. It's understandable that Whittingham wouldn't want to fire him now, based on the money invested, plus there isn't a logical replacement on the staff.
It doesn't inspire confidence in more production, though. Instead, it feels like the Wolverines will keep wasting a championship-level defense, as they already have this season.
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