Editor's note: This is the first in a two-part series grading Michigan football (4-2, 2-1 Big Ten) at the midway point of the 2024 college football season. Michigan is halfway through the regular season and hanging in the Top 25 AP poll at No. 24, dropping from a high of No. 9 in the preseason. The defense certainly hasn't been flawless the first half of the season, but it has been the offense that has generated the most handwringing this season. Michigan ranks 118th in total offense, averaging 306.3 yards per game, and is 100th in scoring, averaging 23.5 points.