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Michigan Football: Do the Wolverines need a dual-threat quarterback?

When it comes to Michigan football, there is no secret about what’s haunting the program right now and that is an inability to win big games. Highly-ranked teams and rivals have owned the Wolverines during Jim Harbaugh’s tenure. But how does UM change it?

One thing that will help is the evolution of the quarterback position. For the past three seasons, Harbaugh has been just getting by, trying to get to his recruits. That finally happened this fall when Brandon Peters took over as the starting quarterback.

Now it’s all Harbaugh recruits, following the transfer of Wilton Speight and Alex Malzone.