How Michigan plans to fix the drop issues hindering its offense

"Yeah, I think it’s consistency, being a hands catcher," Moore said on Monday. "We’re really harping on that. It’s a piece, it’s an emphasis this week on not allowing the ball to connect to your body. I think in coaching a lot, you hear it all the time, catch the ball, catch the ball. What does catch the ball mean?

"You’ve got to teach people how to catch the ball, whether it’s seeing the ball to the top, or whether it’s catching away from your body, whether it’s above your navel, catching it thumb to thumb, below, pinky to pinky. There’s all these key coaching points, so really harping on those things to make those plays we need to, because we can and we have. So that’s the goal. We’ve got to continue to do that this week."

Goals for the bye week

Getting the pass catchers to catch the passes is one goal for Michigan. Getting Underwood not to throw so many fastballs might be another. But coach Moore talked about getting his players healthy and attacking the fundamentals as other goals for Michigan before it takes on Wisconsin in two weeks.

"Make sure the best players are playing on the field," Moore said of the goals for this week. "Give guys opportunities to play, but they got to go earn it. So be more fundamental. Attack our fundamentals, attack our technique, attack the how, and keep everybody healthy and get guys back that are healthy. We’re going to do a good job with the plan of how we’re attacking the week, being smart with what we do in practice, so we make sure we get some guys back and get the guys that are playing their legs back. So that’s our game plan as we go next week."

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