Michigan's Sherrone Moore might have made a rookie mistake. When Moore was asked at his weekly news conference if Alex Orji would start for the 18th-ranked Wolverines, the first-year coach said the junior quarterback would take the first snap Saturday against No.

While Michigan’s change at quarterback was a move that many expected, the formal announcement caught some on the team by surprise. Players were left in the dark ahead of head coach Sherrone Moore’s public declaration Monday that Alex Orji would take the reins and start Saturday’s Big Ten opener vs.

Orji, who has thrown seven passes in his collegiate career, will make his first start on Saturday against USC.

The USC defense has been strong in the early weeks of the 2024 college football season. Now comes a trip to Ann Arbor to face Michigan. D'Anton Lynn was asked about the Michigan offense. Wolverines Wire took note of what Lynn said.

Hail Yes! hosts Tony Garcia and Rainer Sabin discuss what the Michigan football offense will look like with Alex Orji now at the helm.

Orji, a 6-foot-3, 235-pound athlete, will present a host of challenges for a USC defense that has never seen him on tape outside of specially designed packages.