McNamara keeping firm grip on reins of Michigan offense with mistake-free play – Grand Haven Tribune
As Michigan makes final preparations before playing its first road game of the season at Wisconsin, first-year quarterback coach Matt Weiss found himself in the not-so-unusual setting of having to answer questions about the backup quarterback.
That’s what happens, here and everywhere, after all. The starting quarterback led an offense that stalled in the second half, so the calls for the shiny, new five-star backup become louder and louder.
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