But regardless of whether or not Michigan pulls off the flip with Underwood, Sherrone Moore needs to be extremely aggressive in pursuing the best quarterback available in the portal. Speaking of the transfer portal, quarterback isn't the only area that ...

For Michigan and its disappointing season, the second bye week couldn’t have been placed at a more inopportune time. Yes, the 5-5 Wolverines are coming off back-to-back losses to a pair of top-10 teams,

The struggles Moore has endured were thrown into sharp relief again as he failed to outwit the 63-year-old Curt Cignetti, a seasoned coach who, in his first year in Bloomington, has led the Hoosiers’ remarkable transformation from perennial Big Ten also-ran to College Football Playoff contender.

The group up front has taken a major step back this year under new offensive line coach Grant Newsome, a surprise given the continuity on staff and Moore’s history with the line. Injuries have played a part continuity-wise, a departure from recent years when the group seemed to work well together no matter who was in there.

The effort Sherrone Moore's Michigan football team plays with is acceptable. The execution it plays with is not. Part of that needs to change by 2025.