What Jack Tuttle retirement means for Michigan football's QB room

The Michigan football quarterback room got even thinner on Monday night as Jack Tuttle, the seven-year veteran, announced his retirement from football after suffering a fifth concussion.

You feel for Tuttle. But, you can never fault a guy for making the right decision about his health and I want to thank Jack for all his contributions over the past two seasons.

Tuttle was a solid backup for the Wolverines last season, even though he wasn't needed often. He provided a spark in the Washington game, leading Michigan football to 17 straight points. Yet, Tuttle had two turnovers in that game, plus two against Illinois.

It's a bummer that Tuttle wasn't able to get 100 percent healthy in his final season of college football. It feels like he might have been the preferred option if he didn't have an elbow issue that forced him to miss the entire spring and most of fall camp.

What it means going forward for Michigan football

It means that Michigan football needs to get Jadyn Davis up to speed as quickly as possible. Sherrone Moore said that Davis Warren "won the job" on Monday. The Michigan head coach said he'll be the starter going forward with Alex Orji also having a package like he did against Michigan State.

If there is an injury though to Warren, what would the course of action be? Michigan would probably turn to Orji, but as we saw, that really limits the passing game. Michigan football fans have wanted to see Davis. Some have been clamoring for the true freshman who ranked 115th overall in the 2024 class according to the 247 Sports composite rankings.

It doesn't seem as though Davis is ready though. But if something happens to Warren, Michigan football might not have a choice but to see what it has in the freshman.

Now, it becomes even more important to protect Davis Warren and try to get the most out of the former walk-on quarterback over the last four games.