Michigan State football entered Week 10 with the worst offense in Power Four this season, in terms of average yards per game. It was Michigan, though, that was by far the worst offense on the field on Saturday,
Nov. 7.
The Spartans and Wolverines
combined for zero touchdowns, but Michigan State was able to claim their first conference win of the season with a 15-6 victory over its in-state rival on the road.Michigan has now lost four of its last six games under first-year coach Kyle Whittingham, with its offense scoring 21 points or fewer in six of its last seven games. The Wolverines have scored more than 21 points only twice this season, once against UTEP and another against Rutgers, one of the worst teams in Power Four.
Offensive coordinator Jason Beck, who followed Whittingham from Utah to Michigan, saw plenty of success with the Utes. But that hasn't translated in Ann Arbor. The highest-paid offensive coordinator in the country, Beck typically calls plays from the press box, but came down to the sideline at halftime against the Spartans.
Whittingham said he's not considering making a change at offensive coordinator right now, but said he'll re-evaluate everything after the season.
"Not right now as I’m sitting here at this podium," Whittingham said after the game. "At some point, you’ve got to have results. It’s a result-driven business, a bottom-line business. We’ll re-evaluate everything after the season and determine what’s the best course of action."
A loss to Michigan State has not only left fans speechless, but also Whittingham. The 66-year-old coach said after the game he can't explain what he watched on Nov. 7.
"As disappointed as I've ever been as a head coach and as frustrated as I've ever been as a head coach," he said after the game.
The vibes surrounding Michigan football are not good right now. Here are the best reactions from Michigan's putrid performance against Michigan State, from Dave Portnoy calling for Whittingham and Beck's jobs to Connor Stalions joking he's going to "self-report" his texts with the coaching duo.
Best reactions from Michigan's brutal loss to Michigan State
Good evening @NCAA, I’d like to self-report all of my texts with Kyle Whittingham and Jason Beck.
— Connor Stalions (@cpstalions) November 8, 2026
Fire Kyle Whittingham. Fire Jason Beck. This is the lowest most embarrassing Michigan Football has been in my lifetime. What an absolute joke of a football team #Goblue pic.twitter.com/3GffHFVfA2
— Dave Portnoy (@stoolpresidente) November 8, 2026
"We're coming home, East Lansing, with Paul Bunyan." 🗣️
— Big Ten Network (@BigTenNetwork) November 8, 2026
Pat Fitzgerald after leading @MSU_Football to its first win over in-state rival Michigan since 2021 👇 pic.twitter.com/duT8HRcTVT
I’m SHOCKED this dude didn’t have his guys ready to play in this rivalry
— Jim Costa (@JimCosta_) November 8, 2026
“I guess there was a fight in the tunnel a couple years ago” pic.twitter.com/YC4ehQh5d8
Amazing pic.twitter.com/fNvbU7icPK
— Josh Pate (@JoshPateCFB) November 8, 2026
Is this the saddest Ohio State-Michigan matchup of this generation?
— Ari Wasserman (@AriWasserman) November 8, 2026
4th & 21, 2 mins left, game on the line, job on the line: Michigan State calls a timeout… Kyle Whittingham is staring off into space, not saying a word and the mic on his headset is up.
— Noah Bieniek (Bee-Nick) (@NoahB77_) November 8, 2026
I expected so much more from Whit given his reputation, he’s checked out, in a rivalry game!…
That is a grotesque loss for Michigan.
— Ralph D. Russo (@ralphDrussoATH) November 8, 2026
— Freezing Cold Takes (@OldTakesExposed) November 8, 2026
Michigan State has a 17-play, 10:40, 79-yd drive culminating in a FG to build an insurmountable 4.5 safety lead over Michigan.
— RedditCFB (@RedditCFB) November 8, 2026
I can't claim to have watched every Michigan-Michigan State game ever played, but I can't imagine there have been many worse than this.
— Stewart Mandel (@slmandel) November 8, 2026
Check in on your Michigan friends. pic.twitter.com/zGu1wjE5x2
— Tom Fornelli (@TomFornelli) November 8, 2026
Fan yelling “Run the football” after Michigan doinks a 26 yard chip shot
— Jim Costa (@JimCosta_) November 8, 2026
Ugly football continues in Ann Arbor pic.twitter.com/NTrq49B8oB
This doesn’t even fly in Pop Warner pic.twitter.com/yDa7M1z4Up https://t.co/oqANUv5ezf
— Liam Blutman (@Blutman27) November 8, 2026
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Michigan State, Michigan both have miserable offenses. College football world was shocked
