QB Jack Tuttle using bye week to reflect, get more reps in starting role

For quarterback Jack Tuttle, it was just a matter of time. Sidelined by a torn ulnar collateral ligament and into his seventh season of college football, Tuttle was waiting for his opportunity with the Michigan Wolverines.

And on Saturday against Washington, that opportunity finally came.

For the first five weeks of the season, as the Wolverines struggled to figure out who should hold the QB1 role, Tuttle remained on the sidelines. All he could do was watch. Finally, when Michigan went down 14-0 in the first half, Tuttle’s number was called upon.

After spending last season as J.J. McCarthy’s backup, it’s not necessarily easy to step into a high-leverage role and execute at a high level.…