ANN ARBOR, Mich. — A couple of weeks ago, it wasn't time to panic. That's what Kyle Whittingham said about his offense after a 13-6 overtime loss to Indiana. The Wolverines' offense has been among the worst of the Power Four schools and it did nothing to help itself on Saturday against rival Michigan State .

A middling Spartans' defense held the Wolverines to 192 yards in the game and essentially shut them out, save for a late garbage-time touchdown. Michigan mustered 54 yards on the ground and turned the ball over four times. Now, it's time to panic after Michigan fell to 5-4 and the Wolverines' bowl hope is on the brink.

"It seems to be," Whittingham said on if it's time panic. "It was very disappointing after we had played pretty effectively last week on offense. We had some production, some good production in a lot of areas last week, and there's nothing productive about this game. It's not one step back; it's three steps back....Falls on me. I'm not hiding from that at all.…