Major update on Michigan Football's quarterback battle

We've received a major update from Michigan football's fall camp surrounding the starting quarterback competition in Ann Arbor.

Redshirt sophomore Alex Orji, redshirt junior Davis Warren and graduate senior Jack Tuttle were considered the three top contenders for the job entering fall camp. However, during Big Ten Network's exclusive look inside the Wolverines' training camp tonight, lead studio host Dave Revsine revealed one of the three has fallen out of the race.

"It's not gonna be Jack Tuttle, at least initially. He's working back from an injury," Revsine said on the air.

This confirms some of the speculation that has surrounded Michigan's quarterback competition in recent weeks. Tuttle, who missed all of spring practice due to injury, is still struggling with issues surrounding a torn UCL in his elbow that he played through a season ago. The graduate senior, who was granted a seventh season of college eligibility in February, backed up 2023 starter J.J. McCarthy a season ago and completed 15-of-17 pass attempts for 130 yards and a touchdown. He added 35 rushing yards on four carries.

With Tuttle apparently out of the race, the decision will come down to Orji and Warren with less than two weeks until Michigan's season-opener against Fresno State on Aug. 31. Orji has attempted just one pass in his collegiate career thus far, a five-yard completion back in 2022. The redshirt sophomore was utilize as a wildcat quarterback in special situations last season and has run for 123 yards and three rushing touchdowns thus far in his career. Warren, meanwhile, looked good in the Wolverines' spring game this past April but did not have a completion in five pass attempts last season, but did throw an interception. Entering his fourth season in the program, Warren has thrown for 89 yards while completing 5-of-14 career pass attempts.

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