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Citrus Bowl Preview: When Michigan has the Ball

Over the course of 2019, the Michigan Wolverines have averaged 33 points per game, which is good for 35th in the nation, though they’ve put up some clunkers against Wisconsin, Iowa, Penn State, and Army. All in all, it’s been a fairly successful inaugural season for offensive coordinator Josh Gattis, who was a wide receivers coach for Alabama just one season ago.

He’s maintained a fairly even split in run/pass ratio all season out of a mostly shotgun-based offense. They use 4 WR spread sets just as often as one or two tight end sets in what is effectively a modern spread multiple offense with an emphasis on vertical passing (suspiciously similar to what Alabama ran in 2018 under Mike Locksley while Gattis was there as a position coach).