WATCH: Michigan coach Sherrone Moore press conference before Illinois game
ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Michigan Wolverines football head coach Sherrone Moore met with the media Monday morning ahead of Saturday’s game at Illinois. Watch video of his press conference in the embed below.
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Here are some notes from Moore’s press conference:
• Michigan fifth-year senior left tackle Myles Hinton, junior EDGE Derrick Moore and senior center Dominick Giudice are all “trending in the right direction” after missing the last game with injuries. Moore expects all of them to practice Monday. He said that senior center Greg Crippen, who started at Washington in replacement of Giudice, appears to be on track to cementing himself as a full-time starter.
• In addition, Moore said that senior Jeffrey Persi, who opened the game at left tackle, is competing at other spots, most likely alluding to right tackle. He said there’s “always competition.”
• Watching the film of the 27-17 loss to Washington, Moore said the “little things” hurt Michigan offensively, and taking bad “angles” hindered the defense’s ability to make plays and prevent explosive plays. He said fundamentals were lacking.
• During the bye week, Michigan worked on fundamentals and technique. “The little things make the big things,” Moore said. He noted that the team practiced Sunday after having Friday and Saturday off, and he was pleased with how it went.
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• Graduate quarterback Jack Tuttle had already been a leader before taking over the quarterback job in the Washington game. Moore noted that he has a lot of experience.
• Moore called Tuttle on the phone the day after he turned the ball over twice in the Washington game, just to let him know that the team is “confident in him.”
• It wasn’t a “crash course” to get Tuttle up to speed before the clash at Washington, since he had been in meetings and out on the practice field despite not being able to actually practice. Timing with receivers and even on handoffs were things that had to come along, though.
• Moore didn’t commit to who Michigan’s backup quarterback will be, but did say that junior Alex Orji will “have a role.” He also listed senior Davis Warren as in the mix.
