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Matt Leinart reacts to Alex Orji benching, calls out Michigan

Wade-Peeryby: Wade Peery10/06/24
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FOX college football analyst Matt Leinart. (Pickel/BWI)

Matt Leinart is not only one of the greatest college football players of all-time, but as a college football analyst for FOX, he’s always watching games on Saturdays. And he usually has something to say on his Twitter account each weekend. On Saturday night, Leinart was blown away that the Michigan Wolverines haven’t already settled on a starting quarterback.

And he also chimed in that with Dave Portnoy of Barstool recently pledging money to buy the school a quarterback, they’ll get one in the near future.

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“How does Michigan not have a Qb? They about to start tho @stoolpresidente,” Leinart tweeted on Saturday evening.

In his limited action he saw in the first half, Tuttle completed 3 of 4 passes for 26 yards. As a runner, he had two carries for 14 yards. The Michigan offensive attack seemed to move much more effectively with Tuttle in the game in the first half.

Orji handled the benching well, giving Jack Tuttle a hug before he came into the game, according to Jason Avant. Tuttle has seen limited reps over the years for Michigan, so Saturday isn’t his first taste of action for the maize and blue. In 2023, he completed 15 of 17 passes for 130 passing yards, while tossing in one touchdown. As a runner, he had four carries for 35 yards.

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Tuttle has a career stat line of 1,031 yards, six touchdowns, six interceptions and a 59.8% completion percentage across 21 game appearances. He spent four years at Indiana before transferring to Michigan prior to the 2023 season. Tuttle also started his career at Utah prior to the Hoosiers.

As a member of the Class of 2018, Tuttle was a four-star recruit out of San Marcos (Calif.) Mission Hills, according to the On3 Industry Ranking, a weighted average that utilizes all four major recruiting media companies. He was the No. 25 overall prospect in the state, the No. 14 quarterback in the class and the No. 163 overall prospect in the class.

On3’s Nick Kosko also contributed to this article.