3 overreactions from Michigan football win over Arkansas State

We knew coming into the Michigan football season that the quarterback position was going to be the focal point of the entire team. Through three games into the 2024 season Davis Warren has more interceptions then J.J. McCarthy did last season. While Alex Orji is either not confident in throwing it or the coaches just want him to be a runner with the ball in his hands.

Either way, the Michigan offense is at a crossroads with the Big Ten slate here. Someone has to stake claim to this job or else. The Wolverines are staring at a 2-2 start in the face. The criticism is getting louder every week and the impatience is growing.

Here are three of the overreactions from the displeasing win.

1. Alex Orji has secured the starting quarterback job

With the three interceptions that Davis Warren threw on Saturday it's easy to say this, but it's not concrete. Orji did well in the run game, but still left questions unanswered in the passing game. That makes this an overreaction. We simply need to see if Orji can really throw it or not.

Orji did spearhead a touchdown drive for Michigan football, but Warren managed the first three, mostly on the ground. Coach Moore did a post-game interview with Jon Jansen following the win and said he thinks both will play, but he knows they have to take care of the football. Orji looks like the early favorite to start versus USC.

2. Kalel Mullings should get the bulk of the carries

So far through three games, Mullings has been the best back in the backfield. Almost everyone thought it would be Donovan Edwards, but he has been a little underwhelming thus far. Now folks are saying that Mullings is RB1 and there is some truth to that, but it's an overreaction that is a tad misleading.

Either man can start and the tandem is still one of the best 1-2 punches in the country. Edwards give you more in the passing game, but has never replicated his freshman performance at Maryland that put everyone on notice. He's also had more production in his career then Mullings, but that is quickly changing. We've been waiting for Edwards to consistently put it altogether, but it surprisingly keeps evading him.

A shared workload is the right way to go unless one is hotter then the other. Both are seniors and have worked there way up the depth chart to this oppurtunity. When push comes to shove Edwards has more talent, but Mullings is just playing better right now. When you're winning it's always a good problem to have.