Michigan makes offensive coordinator Jason Beck early fall guy with in-season firing

When Whittingham was asked after Saturday's game about the potential for changes to his staff, with Beck specifically in mind, he said he wanted to evaluate things after the season and emphasized he would not be contemplating changes "right now."

He did acknowledge that at some point they had to start seeing results. 

It seems that "Right now" only referred to that exact moment, and not the rest of the regular season. 

Saturday's game was the sixth time this season the Wolverines failed to top the 20-point mark in nine games, while they scored more than 22 points just two times. 

The lack of points and lack of consistency are simply the result of an entire operation that has failed to produce and get the job done. You can focus on play-calling and decision-making, but the biggest flaw with the offense has been the lack of progress from either of the team's quarterbacks. 

Bryce Underwood arrived at Michigan as one of the most hyped high school quarterbacks in the country and has badly regressed this season. Tommy Carr has not yet performed much better. 

Will changing offensive coordinators be enough to fix this mess? Maybe not this season, but the Wolverines obviously felt they could no wait any longer. The true test for where the program is headed under Whittingham is next season in year two of his tenure a new offensive mind on the sidelines. If things do not get any better, Whittingham will have to look in the mirror at himself at that point, while Michigan will have even bigger questions to answer.