Michigan football doesn’t have high expectations outside of Ann Arbor. But, if like in 2021, when the Wolverines shocked the college football world by going 12-2 on the season and making it to the College Football Playoff semifinal, Michigan is to get back atop the field, it will need some stellar play on offense.
Namely, at quarterback.
The good news for the maize and blue is that it will likely be greatly improved at that position, not only because of Fresno State transfer Mikey Keene, but also due to true freshman Bryce Underwood.
ESPN is very high on Underwood
Underwood comes in as the No. 1 overall recruit in the 2025 class, and after spring ball, he’s likely to be the man under center. The aforementioned Keene was injured all spring, allowing Underwood to make a move in a competition that was solely between him and redshirt freshman Jadyn Davis (Davis Warren is still recovering from the leg injury he sustained in the ReliaQuest Bowl against Alabama).
ESPN put together a series of lists in its ‘100 days until Week 0’ post, and in the top 10 freshmen to watch, Underwood was the clear No. 1.
1. Bryce Underwood, QB, Michigan: Underwood, the No. 1 overall prospect in the 2025 ESPN 300, shook the sport with his flip from LSU to in-state Michigan 13 days before the early signing period. A four-year starter who threw for 11,488 yards and 152 touchdowns in high school, Underwood is the Wolverines’ future under center. Depending on how Fresno State transfer passer Mikey Keene settles in, the gifted, 6-4, 208-pound quarterback could challenge to become the program’s present as soon as this fall.
It’s unlikely that Keene, despite his experience, will have much of a chance to settle in now that Underwood has gotten so much time on task.
Perhaps the most talented QB Michigan has ever had
Underwood was nearly a unanimous –…
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