Tuttle waiver approved
Josh Henschke confirms that Jack Tuttle will get another year of College Football eligibility. How do we feel about the QB position now?
Confirming Jack Tuttle had his waiver approved by the NCAA. Run it back.
— Josh Henschke (@JoshHenschke) February 18, 2024
February 17th, 2024 at 7:40 PM ^
Tuttle Time!
February 17th, 2024 at 7:48 PM ^
This is great news!
He's tall, 6'4" and athletic with decent experience. Between Tuttle and Orji and Davis and Denegal, we should be okay at QB.
Just lean on the run game and pass enough to keep defenses honest and with our defense,we will be a stout and tough team to beat.
February 17th, 2024 at 7:58 PM ^
King Tut - Jack is back!
February 17th, 2024 at 7:59 PM ^
Born in Arizona
Moved to Babylonia
February 17th, 2024 at 8:20 PM ^
buried with his donkey
February 17th, 2024 at 9:21 PM ^
(I deleted my previous response once I realized my post sent a message that I didn't intend to convey)
February 18th, 2024 at 12:37 AM ^
Susanna Hoffs made everyone walk like an Egyptian.
February 18th, 2024 at 7:06 AM ^
waaaay-ooo
waaay-ooo
February 18th, 2024 at 4:54 PM ^
Easy to do when you have a stick in your pants.
February 17th, 2024 at 10:10 PM ^
February 17th, 2024 at 10:21 PM ^
He’s an Egyptian!
February 17th, 2024 at 11:09 PM ^
Got a condo made of stone-a!
February 17th, 2024 at 10:11 PM ^
We shouldn't forget about Davis Warren. He was 2nd on the 2022 depth chart, ahead of a 2023 starter for a ranked team. He should be a contender if he's healthy.
February 17th, 2024 at 10:32 PM ^
He was 2nd on the 2022 depth chart, ahead of a 2023 starter for a ranked team
Pretty sure that was only due to injury.
Edit: I realized you’re referring to Bowman, not Cade. But yeah Bowman was not good at Oklahoma State so that’s not really an endorsement either.
February 18th, 2024 at 8:19 AM ^
Saying that Bowman was "not good" at OK St is not a fair assessment. No, he didn't set the world on fire, but he did lead his team to the Big 12 Championship Game and a bowl win over Texas A&M. He also threw for ~3500 yds with 15 TDs and 14 Ints.
Like I said, not a world beater but certainly better than "not good"!
February 18th, 2024 at 9:08 AM ^
3500 yards because he threw the ball 500 times. He ranked 72nd in yards per attempt. 500 pass attempts and only 15 TDs is pretty bad on its own, but adding 14 picks to that is also bad. His passer rating ranked 86th nationally. Well below average nationally.
He was not good.
February 18th, 2024 at 9:33 AM ^
And yet, good enough that Bowman was recently granted a waiver for a 7th season and will be back for 2024, and the Okie St fans I know are happy about it.
Just a few more waivers and he'll be a man! He'll be 40!
February 18th, 2024 at 10:09 AM ^
I mean… what’s their alternative? They brought in Michigan’s third string QB to be their starter for a reason. They’ll go as far as Ollie Gordon can carry them, but that doesn’t mean Bowman was good.
February 18th, 2024 at 10:22 AM ^
It's all relative.
Bowman was a decent transfer backup QB for us, but I'm glad he wasn't our starter. So no, I'm not proclaiming Bowman is good (by Michigan standards).
By the time he transferred, though, his improvement was enough to put him in the mix at Okie St, where he eventually won the starting job.
And speaking of relatives, my niece's husband and older son are big football fans in general and they're both OSU Cowboys (the son is a freshman there) and they're happy having Bowman back for another season.
February 18th, 2024 at 2:41 PM ^
But the context here is praising one of Michigan’s backup QBs for being ahead of Bowman on the depth chart because Bowman was a starter on a ranked team last year. But that doesn’t look at Bowman’s individual abilities, which aren’t very good.
He was a below average QB last year by any metric you choose. Talking about a guy possibly starting here because he was ahead of a well below average QB on the depth chart a few years ago isn’t exactly a ringing endorsement, which is what I’m getting at. Oklahoma State fans being happy they’re getting an experienced QB back even though he’s below average for no reason other than he’s the best option they have isn’t really relevant.
Bowman isn’t good simply because he was on a good team last year. Comparing Warren to Bowman because of their depth chart status two years ago seems weird enough as is, but moreso without looking at the context of how good Bowman actually is.
February 18th, 2024 at 7:48 PM ^
Im not sure why ppl are reacting this way. You didnt say anything unreasonable or illogical, and knowing this board, maybe 5% of the users watched an Oklahoma St game from start to finish.
February 17th, 2024 at 11:48 PM ^
Great news, indeed! I was going to say exactly that. He sets a very nice floor. If anybody can beat him out that is definitely good good news!
February 18th, 2024 at 12:05 AM ^
Yeah but they say when you have 4 QBS….
February 18th, 2024 at 1:07 AM ^
They can each play one quarter and the one with the "hot hand" can play OT.
Flashback....arrgghh.
February 18th, 2024 at 8:32 AM ^
Your still 3 shy of OSU.
February 18th, 2024 at 3:03 PM ^
Four?
Count again, ha ha ha
Tuttle
Warren
Orji
Denegal
Davis
February 18th, 2024 at 9:10 AM ^
Well, you know what they say: If you have 4 quarterbacks, you don't have any quarterbacks.
But, now I believe we truly have 1 quarterback. Tuttle will be really good -- if he can stay healthy. And that's a big IF.
February 18th, 2024 at 10:39 AM ^
One of Tuttle or Orji transfers man, look around you
February 18th, 2024 at 3:10 PM ^
I will posit that if any of the 4 non-freshman QBs transfer it would be Denegal - or perhaps Davis Warren if he believes his health gives him a legitimate chance to play.
After Spring of course. They're ALL the starter now, including Jadyn Davis.
But a QB rotation headed by Tuttle, with liberal usage of Orji packages, and ample snaps for Davis when the opportunity arises is my prediction for 2024.
My hope is Davis has seized the starting job by November, but the schedule may just be too tough to afford him may reps 🤷♂️
February 17th, 2024 at 7:41 PM ^
Wonder what the implications will be with Orji or Denegal, one of whom I figured would be starting. Is Tuttle now the favorite to start?
February 17th, 2024 at 7:42 PM ^
Not sure if he is the favorite, but he likely has the highest floor which is nice to have in case others do not pan out.
February 17th, 2024 at 8:58 PM ^
If they worked in Orji with JJ, they will likely do the same with Tuttle (if he wins the job).
February 17th, 2024 at 8:01 PM ^
I doubt it. He's a strong veteran voice in the room but he's not a starter IMHO.
February 17th, 2024 at 8:35 PM ^
Due respect to all of them, but there's not a QB1 favorite among them at this point. Still would be surprised if we don't pull a transfer from the next portal. I'd bet we do.
February 17th, 2024 at 11:47 PM ^
Just think if there was a QB like MK (Shea) coming into the portal when it opens again.. That would transform our team into favorites to win it all again.
February 17th, 2024 at 9:08 PM ^
💯
Tuttle, with a liberal usage of Orji packages, and Davis getting every snap that can be spared, until he inevitably takes the job!
February 17th, 2024 at 9:50 PM ^
And don't forget the "other" Davis (Davis Warren).
February 17th, 2024 at 11:52 PM ^
The spring game performance by all these QB's will be extremely important because it will create a buzz amongst the fan base that will have a huge impact on starts the season at QB.
Jadyn Davis is the answer but how soon?
I know he's only a tfrosh but he's played a ton of football at a decent level and he dominated. He also arrived before the bowl games started lived on campus while participating in all the pre-bowl practices which is huge. He got high praise front JH for how athletic gifted he is, his processing, and how fast he takes coaching incorporating it into his game.
I think he's going to look polished during the spring game... we'll go from there.
February 18th, 2024 at 7:54 AM ^
You absolutely do not want to start a true freshman QB behind a line with 5 new starters on an offense that returns just 1 player out of the top 12 in snaps from the previous year.
February 18th, 2024 at 8:22 AM ^
You absolutely do not want to start a true freshman QB.
Fixed it for you...
February 18th, 2024 at 8:37 AM ^
As much as I’d love to see Orji channel his inner Brady. I think Denegal is the guy. He didn’t have many opportunities, but when he did he showed total confidence in his arm. I remember the one pass he threw (maybe the only one) was an absolute missile, and had me doing a double take as to who threw it. Maybe not the most Mobil guy in the world, but neither was Haskins as he surgically dismantled us.
February 18th, 2024 at 9:11 AM ^
Haskins had a certain advantage that Michigan will not have… throwing to a bunch of NFL caliber receivers can alleviate a lot. It’s also a stretch to put Denegal in the same conversation as a passer as Dwayne Haskins
February 18th, 2024 at 11:49 AM ^
I have no idea why so many are advocating for Orji to be the starter when they’ve never seen him throw. It’s kind of an important part of the position, unless Michigan’s going to the Wishbone.
February 17th, 2024 at 7:41 PM ^
I think this is best case scenario from the options on the roster
February 17th, 2024 at 7:49 PM ^
I hope nobody leaves.
February 18th, 2024 at 9:42 AM ^
I think it gives us a high floor. No RichRod year 1 crap. At worst we have a serviceable QB who gets us to 8 wins. Then we hope one of many options end up better than him.
February 17th, 2024 at 7:42 PM ^
Only time will Tuttle …
February 17th, 2024 at 7:50 PM ^
Now, sure as the sun will cross the sky, the Orgi's over...
February 17th, 2024 at 7:43 PM ^
Huge. I'd think he is pretty much the starter now. Between Tuttle and Orji, we still be decent at the QB position and with our defense that is all we need.