It would be easy to assume that Bryce Underwood, a five-star recruit and 247Sports’ No. 1 player in the 2025 signing class, will be Michigan’s starting quarterback in Week 1. However, coach Sherrone Moore maintained that the team will have an open competition until further notice.
Following his time on the podium at Big Ten Media Days, Moore told reporters that the Wolverines will find their starting quarterback in training camp. The Michigan coach will know who that is when one player “grabs the team.”
Underwood will be battling Fresno State transfer Mikey Keene for the starting role, but there’s every reason to believe he will pull away eventually. Not only does Underwood have the physical traits (including a 6-foot-4 and now 230-pound build), but he also processes the game at a high level and projects a maturity beyond his years.
In his short time on campus, Underwood has already been impressing everyone in Ann Arbor.
“He’s been amazing,” one source told CBS Sports’ Matt Zenitz in June. “Awesome human being. Puts in a ton of work. Already commands a room, even with as young as he is. Has a goal to learn everybody’s name in the building and gives the janitor the same respect that he gives the head coach. As a leader, he just gets it.”
Bryce Underwood living up to hype: Michigan’s ‘unique’ freshman QB making strong push to start in 2025
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Author : Austin Nivison
Publish date : 2025-07-25 00:14:00
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