Head coach Sherrone Moore spoke at length about his quarterbacks on Monday, two days after Michigan’s 31-12 loss to Texas.

In that game, Davis Warren completed 22 of 33 passes for 204 yards with one touchdown and two interceptions. It was not a poor performance, but it wasn’t nearly enough against the third-ranked team in the country. The strong play from Texas’ quarterback, Quinn Ewers, likely accentuated any negative perception of Michigan’s QB situation.

Moore reiterated on Monday that Michigan’s receivers deserved some blame for the interceptions. “Everybody looks at the quarterback and says, ‘He didn’t do this, he didn’t do that.’ Well, we’ve got to be route-detailed as a whole unit to make sure it all is efficient.”

Alex Orji, who battled Warren for the starting job leading up to the season, played just three snaps on Saturday, handing off once and running twice, failing to gain yards on either carry. Texas was ready for Orji’s runs.

“That’s what he’s done in the past so that’s the assumption that he’s going to do but we’ll have packages for him to throw,” Moore said. “For us, it will just be managing that and getting him in a rhythm and getting the team in a rhythm.”

Through two games this season — and throughout his Michigan career — Orji’s playing time has been a play here or there.

With Michigan set to host Arkansas State on Saturday, Moore was asked if he’s considered getting Orji more involved. “It’s all going to be how he practices,” Moore said. “It’s always been that way. How do you practice? Who practices best, who plays the best. We’ll make those evaluations as a staff as we go.”

A third quarterback, Jack Tuttle, returned to Michigan for his seventh season with the hopes of competing for the starting job. He missed time in the preseason due to injury and was ruled out of the season opener against Fresno State, but was upgraded to “questionable” on Saturday.

“Jack’s throwing more this week and looks like he’ll be ready to go,” Moore said on Saturday.

“A lot of change, a lot of things happened,” Moore said about the decision-making process re the portal. “The quarterbacks we had here we felt pretty comfortable with. Those guys performed well in the spring and did a good job. Then things happen in the portal where guys go different places and all that.

“We had a good bead on who we wanted to get and what we wanted to do. For us to be successful and keep our culture and keep our team the right way, we have the quarterbacks we have here. I still feel like we can win with our quarterbacks. I have confidence in our quarterbacks.”

Moore stressed that players throughout the Michigan roster need to perform better. Through two games, Michigan has had issues beyond the quarterback: the rushing attack has been inconsistent behind a rebuilt offensive line; on Saturday, the defense struggled to get off the field, which in turn allowed the Texas defense more rest. For what it’s worth, Warren had the highest Pro Football Focus grade among Michigan’s offensive players against Texas.

“For us to be successful, it’s not just the quarterback,” Moore said. “Everybody around him has to perform at a good level and perform with detail and not turn the ball over and do things to make us successful.”