Nothing has gone to plan for Michigan in Year 1 under Kyle Whittingham. The Wolverines are 5-3 and Michigan has been in a one-score game in every contest this season, aside from Week 2 against UTEP. Despite showing signs of improvement against both Oklahoma and Iowa, the Jason Beck and Bryce Underwood marriage didn't come to fruition.

The Wolverines' offense continued to stall in recent weeks and Underwood was way too turnover-prone this season. Underwood was benched in the second half of the Penn State game in favor of true freshman Tommy Carr.

Carr sparked the Wolverines' offense, leading Michigan to 21 points in the final 30 minutes to beat the Nittany Lions 21-18. But in his first career start last week against Indiana, Carr made several freshman mistakes and turned the ball over twice himself in the Wolverines' 13-6 overtime loss.

Carr showed poise and moxy in win over Rutgers

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It was Carr's flu game . Well, not quite as heroic, but you get the idea.…