michigan quarterbacks 2017

Most games, Speight managed them well, limiting mistakes and turnovers. The Wolverines are as deep and talented at quarterback as they’ve been in recent history. While he didn’t have an offer from Michigan, he did have one from Air Force and Eastern Michigan. Beyond that, … Fifth-year senior Shane Morris (4-for-5 passing, 45 yards), graduate transfer to Central Michigan. His promising weeks of practice culminated in a spring game performance that left some wondering if he could usurp Speight for the starting job. He came into Michigan as a freshman from Avon, Indiana and redshirted. Jim Harbaugh compared Peters to Andrew Luck last season.

Patterson is just shorter and a little more agile with his feet than Peters.

The Wolverines saw three different players take snaps from under center. But, with Patterson, Peters, McCaffrey and maybe Milton and Doyle, this quarterback race could get really interesting.

Speight: 204-for-331, 2,538 yards, 18 touchdowns, seven interceptions. The thought is, he will be because of the situation at Ole Miss.That will make the Michigan quarterbacking situation very interesting going into next season.Brandon Peters was thought of as the next quarterback at Michigan and he had taken over the job as of late this season.

Peters will be ready to play in the Michigan bowl game.The fans, and I, love Brandon Peters. Well, maybe O'Korn has improved his game over the course of a calendar year. That was pretty impressive to watch. The expectations are high, the anticipation is mounting, yet Jim Harbaugh hasn’t announced a starting quarterback as we sit here in mid-August. With the almost shocking news of former Ole Miss Quarterback Shea Patterson transferring to Michigan, the feeling is now that the Wolverines could be national title contenders in the very near future.Patterson was the top rated dual threat quarterback in the recruiting class of 2016 and he has more than lived up to his press clippings.Filling in for injured Chad Kelly as a true freshman, the talented Patterson threw 132 passes, completing 72 of them for 880 yards and 6 touchdowns. However, he was injured and had to sit out the Ohio State game. This was the first ever meeting between the two teams.After playing Cincinnati, Michigan hosted the Air Force Falcons. He was lost for the season in the 7th game and was replaced by Jordan Ta’Amu.Because of the probation, some of the Ole Miss players elected to transfer out of the program, including Patterson.Since there are Michigan fans in Patterson’s family, Michigan became the most logical place for a transfer.The last time I checked, it had not been determined whether Patterson will be eligible for the 2018 season.

Speight believes Michigan is his team, and he has the mental toughness to carry it if troubled times were to arise. "Michigan Football can continue voluntary workouts despite postponement of seasonRace to fill Michigan’s PG spot in 2021 appears down to two candidates...for nowUnless the board expands, all eyes are now on two players to fill the 2021 class’ biggest need. But that season was also marred by a 1-3 finish, including a shocking upset at Iowa, an overtime thriller at Ohio State and a comeback that fell just short against Florida State in the Orange Bowl. He earned his career first start for Michigan the next week against Indiana, but it didn’t pan out the way he may have hoped. With the almost shocking news of former Ole Miss Quarterback Shea Patterson transferring to Michigan, the feeling is now that the Wolverines could be national title contenders in the very near future. Speight (6-foot-6, 243 pounds), fifth-year senior John O’Korn (6-foot-4, 215), redshirt freshman Brandon Peters (6-foot-5, 216), redshirt sophomore Alex Malzone (6-foot-2, 224) and sophomore Michael Sessa (6-foot-8, 205). And as of late, Harbaugh has been vocal that the competition narrowed to Speight and After earning the nod ahead of the 2016 season, Speight started 11 of 12 games missing a matchup against Indiana due to a shoulder injury and received All-Big Ten third team honors.

His mechanics are a little strange at time and he is all arm when he throws it, but what an arm this kid does possess. With the game tied at seven late, he threw a 46-yard touchdown pass to former wideout Amara Darboh to beat the eventual Big Ten West champion Badgers.With the Wolverines reeling after both losing its undefeated status and its starting quarterback at Iowa on Nov. 12, they desperately needed a jolt of confidence from somewhere. Ithaca quarterback Joey Bentley (2) throws a 40-yard touchdown pass while on the run during Ithaca's high school football game against St. Charles at St. Charles High School on Sept. 29, 2017. Leave a reply.