The Michigan Wolverines stay at The Big House this weekend for the second game of the homstand to take on the reigning national champs. Curt Cignetti and the Indiana Hoosiers provide Michigan with its biggest challenge to date, as the Hoosiers are among the best teams in the nation yet again despite coming off a loss to Ohio State.
Head coach Kyle Whittingham met with the media on Monday morning for his weekly press conference to preview this weekend’s game. Here are some key things he had to say:
Whittingham did not reveal who the starting QB will be vs IU
Despite scoring 21 points in the second half with Tommy Carr in the game as opposed to Bryce Underwood, Whittingham did not say who the starting quarterback will be on Saturday vs the Hoosiers. He did say that they have a plan in place, but he did not want to tip his hand as far as who will be out there this weekend.
“We know exactly what we’re doing with the plan going forward,” Whittingham said. “We’re not going to tip our hand to the opponent, but we have a good plan in place.”
When asked a follow up later on pertaining to how he views teams that have a two-quarterback offensive system, Whittingham admitted he isn’t a big fan of that and pointed to the old adage of “if you have two quarterbacks, you don’t have one.”
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On the run game standing out
The Wolverines had their best day running the football all season on Saturday, compiling 211 rushing yards and three touchdowns, with one of them being an explosive 43-yard carry from veteran running back Bryson Kuzdzal.
“It’s about time we got out and had some explosive runs in the run game,” Whittingham said. He also mentioned Kuzdzal’s touchdown run was “outstanding” and that it was nice to see Savion Hiter “get loose” on his 41-yard run.
“It was very positive. … It was good to see the running backs get those creases, and again, it starts up front with the offensive line.”