Michigan has added another experienced arm to its quarterback room for the 2025 season. Jake Garcia, a well-traveled signal-caller who spent last year at East Carolina, has signed with the Wolverines as a graduate transfer with one year of eligibility remaining, sources confirmed to CBS Sports/247Sports’ Matt Zenitz. He visited Ann Arbor earlier this week before making his decision.
With no clear-cut starter heading into the fall, Garcia joins an open competition at quarterback. A former Top247 prospect in the 2021 class, he presumably becomes the fifth scholarship quarterback on the roster — and the only healthy one with prior starting experience.
The Wolverines needed veteran depth to support five-star freshman Bryce Underwood, the No. 1 overall prospect in the 2025 class. Meanwhile, 2024 starter Davis Warren continues to recover from a torn ACL suffered in the ReliaQuest Bowl, and Fresno State transfer Mikey Keene missed all of spring practice due to a shoulder injury.
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With less than 80 days until the 2025 season opener, Garcia’s Michigan arrival adds another layer of intrigue to a quarterback battle that remains unsettled.
What does Garcia’s arrival mean for Michigan?
Neither of the two healthy scholarship quarterbacks on the Michigan roster — Bryce Underwood nor redshirt freshman Jadyn Davis — have attempted a pass in college. While that is not to say either is incapable of handling the job, the…
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Author : Cody Nagel
Publish date : 2025-06-16 21:57:00
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