That’s because the 12 appearances Alex Orji has made over the last three years have largely come in mop-up duty late in lopsided games or in carefully scripted one-off plays, oftentimes designed runs for the quarterback that helped reposition the defense.

Did Moore make the right decision at quarterback by switching to Orji? We will see. But it's a move that needed to be made.

Alex Orji has "been in here champing at the bit," Michigan coach Sherrone Moore said in announcing a QB switch away from Davis Warren vs. USC.