ESPN says wide receiver is biggest issue for Michigan football
Every team in college football has concerns going into the 2024 season and Michigan football is no different. The Wolverines graduated or sent 10 starters on offense to the NFL.
Michigan football also lost some key starters on defense. The loss of quarterback J.J. McCarthy is probably the most significant though. It feels like Alex Orji will be his replacement, but Davis Warren and Jake Tuttle have something to say about that.
It wouldn't surprise me at all if the quarterback competition went into the season like it did in 2022, when McCarthy eventually beat out Cade McNamara for the starting job.
However, according to ESPN's Jake Trotter, there is another concern for Michigan football that's even bigger than the unknown at quarterback.
The biggest concern for Michigan football
“The Wolverines have a wide-open quarterback competition heading into the fall, but they also have big questions at receiver,” ESPN’s Jake Trotter writes. “All-American tight end Colston Loveland will ease the pressure on the receivers. Tyler Morris, who only had 13 catches last season, will need to have a big year as the headliner of a relatively unproven group that includes, Semaj Morgan, Frederick Moore, Kendrick Bell, and a Youngstown State transfer, CJ Charleston, among others.”
Michigan football might not have receivers like Ohio State, but the Wolverines should be just fine. Not only can Loveland take some of the pressure off of them but so can Donovan Edwards. Michigan should use him more in the passing game than it did a year ago.
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Tyler Morris has drawn comparisons to Ronnie Bell and scored a touchdown in the Rose Bowl. Semaj Morgan is also due for a breakout season. Depth is a concern, but that's life and overall, I'm more concerned about who will throw the ball than who will catch it.