ANN ARBOR -- The Michigan football team stumbled to an 8-5 finish in 2017, but it wasn't because of the defense.
Plagued by a shuffling of quarterbacks, inadequate pass protection and inexperienced receivers, Michigan struggled on the offensive side of the ball.
The Wolverines ranked 105th nationally in total offense (averaging just 348.9 yards per game) and were even worse in the passing game, where they checked in 110th.
To try and fix the problem, head coach Jim Harbaugh went out and made a series of new off-season hires: Jim McElwain to coach the receivers, Sherrone Moore to lead the tight ends, and Ed Warinner -- originally hired as an offensive analyst -- to focus on the offensive line.