Michigan Embarrassed Again As Oregon Exposes Kyle Whittingham's Struggling Program

Michigan's nightmare season somehow continues to get worse.

A week after an embarrassing 15-6 loss to Michigan State, the Wolverines made some changes and traveled to Eugene hoping to show some signs of life against No. 18 Oregon. Instead, Kyle Whittingham's team delivered another miserable performance, falling 31-7 in a game that exposed just how far Michigan has fallen.

The offense was once again borderline unwatchable, while the defense had absolutely no answers for Oregon quarterback Dylan Raiola.

Raiola carved up Michigan's secondary, completing 20 of 28 passes for 341 yards and four touchdowns. He connected with Jeremiah McClellan for a 60-yard touchdown just two minutes into the game, setting the tone for another afternoon of Michigan chasing an opponent it couldn't handle.

Oregon finished with 467 total yards, averaging 7.3 yards per play while producing four passing touchdowns.

For Michigan, the offensive numbers were downright pathetic.

The Wolverines managed just 71 passing yards, completing six of 20 attempts between Tommy Carr and Bryce Underwood. Carr finished 4-of-12 for 45 yards, while Underwood completed just two of eight passes for 26 yards.

That's a combined 30% completion rate.

Despite firing offensive coordinator Jason Beck and handing play-calling responsibilities to Jim Harding, Michigan's offense continues to look completely broken.

The Wolverines did rush for 215 yards, but that number is a bit misleading. Freshman Savion Hiter accounted for 70 of those yards on one second-quarter touchdown run, Michigan's only points of the afternoon.

Outside of that explosive play, Michigan never seriously threatened Oregon.

The Wolverines went 4-of-13 on third down, failed on all three fourth-down attempts and turned the ball over twice. They also failed to score on their only red-zone opportunity.

Perhaps most concerning is that Michigan's problems extend well beyond the offense.

The defense surrendered touchdown passes of 60, 59 and 49 yards, repeatedly allowing Oregon receivers to run free through the secondary.

Whittingham was hired to bring toughness, discipline and stability to Michigan. Instead, his team looks increasingly disorganized, poorly coached and completely overwhelmed against quality competition.

Michigan has now suffered consecutive embarrassing defeats, and the schedule offers little relief with UCLA and Ohio State remaining.

The Wolverines still need another victory to become bowl eligible. At this point, even that modest accomplishment looks increasingly unlikely. More importantly, Whittingham needs to start providing answers. Because right now, Michigan doesn't resemble a program building toward anything.

It looks like one falling apart.