Michigan’s offensive issues have been well documented. It seems like every week, there’s a segment on ESPN’s College GameDay dedicated to what’s wrong with the Wolverines.

On Saturday, the panel on the ESPN pregame show dove further into Michigan’s offense as it prepares to face Penn State at the host site of this week’s episode of College GameDay, Happy Valley.

One ESPN analyst that was particularly harsh on the Michigan offense was David Pollack. He didn’t hold back in his criticism either, essentially saying the Wolverines lack a true offensive identity.

“I just don’t know what the scheme is. I don’t know what they want to be,” Pollack said. “You turn on Wisconsin, you know exactly what they are. You turn on Ohio State, you know exactly what they are. It looks like (Jim) Harbaugh has some say maybe in the red zone area … you look at the RPO game, and I don’t know what they’re really good at … I think they have to figure out who they are and how they want to attack.

“I don’t think anybody doubts they have three wide receivers on the outside that are pretty dadgum good. They don’t use them.”

Fellow ESPN analyst Desmond Howard was a little kinder to the Wolverines. He pointed to the execution as the biggest problem for the Michigan offense.

“Where do you have issues? Is it execution or scheme? I think when he’s looking at the film, he sees a team that’s fumbling the ball, making turnovers. So it’s not the scheme, it’s players not executing certain plays properly. That’s what I think (Jim) Harbaugh meant when he said we’re close.”

No. 16 Michigan visits No. 7 Penn State for a primetime showdown on Saturday. The Wolverines are 4-1 against the Nittany Lions over the last five years, but Michigan lost, 42-13, in its last visit two years ago to Beaver Stadium.