<body><div><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=0KA5S9_0vYytSSn00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=0KA5S9_0vYytSSn00" width="1200" height="628" ><a href="https://247sports.com/college/michigan/">Michigan</a> coach <a href="https://247sports.com/Coach/sherrone-moore-1508/">Sherrone Moore</a> joined "Inside Michigan Football" with Jon Jansen on Monday evening to discuss all things Wolverines as the team prepares to kick off Big Ten play on Saturday against USC.The U-M coach discussed the switch to <a href="https://247sports.com/Player/alex-orji-46058487/">Alex Orji</a> at quarterback, the latest with <a href="https://247sports.com/Player/colston-loveland-46097145/">Colston Loveland</a> and more. Here are the key takeaways:Colston Loveland injury update: Positive news for MichiganTight end Colston Loveland missed most of the second half of the <a href="https://247sports.com/college/arkansas-state/">Arkansas State</a> game with an undisclosed injury. Moore declined to go into specifics, but it sounds like the Wolverines got positive news."Colston is continued to be evaluated. It was less serious than we thought," Moore said. "Feel positive about that, but we'll see as the week progresses."<a href="https://247sports.com/Player/marlin-klein-46098636/">Marlin Klein</a> and <a href="https://247sports.com/Player/hogan-hansen-46113252/">Hogan Hansen</a> would be in line for more snaps if Loveland is limited or out, Moore said.<a href="https://247sports.com/Player/jack-tuttle-90176/">Jack Tuttle</a> injury update: Mixed news Quarterback Jack Tuttle, who was listed as questionable in each of the past two games, has been throwing in practice."Having some minor setbacks. I just go with the doctors, what the doctors say on that one," Moore said.The recovery process has been a long one for Tuttle, who missed spring practice and was projected to return sometime in the summer. The injury — officially undisclosed, but believed to be a UCL tear — has sidelined the seventh-year QB through the first quarter of the season. Offensive coordinator <a href="https://247sports.com/Coach/kirk-campbell-4614/">Kirk Campbell</a> said earlier this month that Michigan was "hoping he'll be able to suit up and possibly enters games if he ever earns that position by [Week 2] or USC."Why Michigan switched to Alex Orji at QB Davis Warren's turnovers were the deciding factor to Michigan pivoting to Alex Orji as the starting quarterback for the <a href="https://247sports.com/college/usc/">USC</a> game, Sherrone Moore said. Warren had thrown for two touchdowns to six interceptions through the three non-conference games."First thing: Davis won the job because he took care of the football in training camp and did it at a high level, and then made the plays in the pass game that he needed to and was a general for the offense," Moore said. "Big thing was for us to see that go to games and carry that over to games. Protecting the football is the number one thing. You've got to do that."Felt like we had to make that change. Made it in the game. Alex came in, had a touchdown drive, but took care of the football. And that's the biggest thing for us at the quarterback position. And obviously, you've got to make plays and do those things. But that was the main deciphering factor for us to do that."Sherrone Moore responds to claims that Alex Orji can't be a passer Orji held a 50% completion percentage in high school, and his opportunities at Michigan have largely been as a run QB, leaving significant doubts about his abilities as a passer heading into his first start.Moore offered his stance on Monday night:"I guess we'll just have to watch it and see. Feel like he can be as good as a passer as we need him to be to go win games," Moore said. "We're never a team that's just going to sit back there and drop back and throw the ball 60 times in a game. That's not who we are, not who Michigan is, but he can do the things enough for us to create explosive plays in the pass game."What will the Michigan offense look like under Alex Orji? That's, of course, the big question as a pivotal game approaches. Does Michigan change its offensive approach with Orji, or does it look about the same as it did with Warren behind center?When I asked Sherrone Moore earlier Monday about whether Michigan has enough time to install an offense built around Orji, he replied: "We've got it all installed. The offense is ready to go for him, and we've got everything adjusted for him and his skillset."On "Inside Michigan Football," he added the following: "We've got this offense built for him. We've always had a plan for him, so ready to put on display."The rotation at center might continue Dom Giudice and <a href="https://247sports.com/Player/greg-crippen-46050437/">Greg Crippen</a> split time at center against Arkansas State. A senior who flipped from defense to offense midway through his college career, Giudice was a surprise winner of the position battle out of fall camp and has started all three games.Giudice graded out "a little better" than Crippen against Arkansas State, but "Crip played well when he was in there and provided some spark to that group," Moore said.Against USC, both could play again: "We'll probably do that," Moore said.</div></body>

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Inside Michigan Football: Colston Loveland and Jack Tuttle injury updates, Alex Orji expectations and more

Michigan coach Sherrone Moore joined \"Inside Michigan Football\" with Jon Jansen on Monday evening to discuss all things Wolverines as the team prepares to kick off Big Ten play on Saturday against USC. The U-M coach discussed the switch to Alex Orji at quarterback, the latest with Colston Loveland and...

Michigan coach Sherrone Moore joined "Inside Michigan Football" with Jon Jansen on Monday evening to discuss all things Wolverines as the team prepares to kick off Big Ten play on Saturday against USC. The U-M coach discussed the switch to Alex Orji at quarterback, the latest with Colston Loveland and...

Inside Michigan Football: Colston Loveland and Jack Tuttle injury updates, Alex Orji expectations and more

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