After three weeks of seeing the field sparingly as the backup quarterback, Alex Orji was thrust into the starting role against USC in a major Week 4 tilt. Michi

ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Michigan football appeared to be going backwards and USC was still reveling in its Week 1 win over a potentially overhyped LSU team. Still, the Wolverines had lost to Texas in Week 2 and the Trojans were flying high coming into Ann Arbor for their first-ever Big Ten game.

Michigan coach Sherrone Moore said “it was an important thing for us to do as a program” to announce Monday that Alex Orji is the starting QB vs. USC.

Michigan's Sherrone Moore announced on Monday that junior quarterback Alex Orji would be taking over as the starter for the Week 4 matchup against USC. Although

Kalel Mullings ran 17 times for 159 yards and two touchdowns—including the game-winner with 37 seconds remaining—to lead No. 18 Michigan to a 27-24

There's been a lot of consternation surrounding Michigan football, even after unexpectedly beating the formerly 11th-ranked USC Trojans on Saturday, and much of it has to do with the state of the offense.

Beneath the veneer of Michigan’s win over USC in the Big Ten opener last Saturday, there remains a fairly critical — and obvious — issue.