Joe Moore Award fraud? Michigan offensive line catching heat for shoddy performance

The Joe Moore Award may want to save its gift receipt next season.

Michigan’s offensive line, which has won the award for the best offensive line in the country the last 2 seasons, was blasted Saturday night for its woeful performance in the Fiesta Bowl against TCU. The Wolverines were 0-for-3 in the red zone.

After a trick-play pass was stuffed in the first half, and the Wolverines also fumbled near the goal line, the second-half began with 4 plays at the 6-yard line or closer end with a field goal. Michigan cut its deficit to 21-9 with 9:29 left in the third quarter.

Here’s a sampling of the reaction:

I don’t know who votes for this Joe Moore Award but this is back to back years that Michigan oline has not played well in 1st round

Maybe they need some new voters…

Top oline can’t get it done at the goalline ??

— Aaron Murray (@aaronmurray11) December 31, 2022

Joe Moore Award must be CFB’s version of the Texas Monthly Bum Steer Awards.

— The Pro From Dover (@GermanShepher10) December 31, 2022

Maybe they shouldn’t vote on Joe Moore Award, signifying the nation’s best offensive line, until after the season??

— Brett McMurphy (@Brett_McMurphy) December 31, 2022

I could not care less whether that was a TD or not. Back to back Joe Moore award OL. 5 star RB and 5 star mobile QB. And didn’t get it done. Does not matter

— Jake Butt (@Jbooty88) December 31, 2022

I have some questions for the Joe Moore Award committee right about now.

— Stewart Mandel (@slmandel) December 31, 2022

If you don’t think handing the ball off to your RB inside the 3 isn’t going to cut it, then I think you should be forced to give the Joe Moore award back.

— Cameron Soran (@cameronsoran) December 31, 2022

Take away their Joe Moore Award

— McCarthy Maniac (@UMvsEveryone) December 31, 2022

You’d think the “best OL in America” could be trusted within the +5 to get you what you need.

You’d be wrong.

But then, so was the Joe Moore Award Committee.

Again. #FiestaBowl#CollegeFootballPlayoff

— Ben Dukes (@BenDukes) December 31, 2022

Michigan’s offensive line has been embarrassed the last two playoffs after winning the Joe Moore Award.

— Brandon Zimmerman (@BZSEC) December 31, 2022

Keith Farner

A former newspaper veteran, Keith Farner is a news manager for Saturday Down South.