Michigan tight ends coach Jay Harbaugh explains the theory of spreading the ball around. Video by Mark Snyder/DFP
After catching eight passes for 93 yards and an impressive touchdown in Michigan's opener at Utah, tight end Jake Butt looked well on his way to being the focal point of the offense.
Three weeks later, the landscape at his position is a little different. Butt has only seven catches combined in the three games since and no touchdowns, while four other tight ends — Ian Bunting, A.J. Williams, Khalid Hill and Henry Poggi — have each caught passes.