# For Michigan football, it’s the Bryce Underwood show: ‘He does everything like a pro’
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But imply that he’s not ready for the spotlight? Well that’s underselling a player who every college in the country likely would love to have wearing its colors for the next three seasons.
Underwood, at 6 feet 4 and 225 pounds, already has the physicality of an NFL quarterback. That’s no exaggeration − his summer workouts featured a sequence that had him executing a play-action fake, rolling out to his right and, with no effort at all, flicking the ball 35 yards downfield to the sideline.
And yet, it’s possible the only trait that surpasses his talent is, in the modern palance, his aura.
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“A workhorse, a unicorn,” is how private QB coach Donovan Dooley, described Underwood. "(The fans) haven’t seen it yet, but it’s just truly what it is. Talk about a kid who ascended upward, worked on his craft since he was 5 years old in the backyard with his dad, I got him when he was 8.
“Ultimately what (Michigan is) getting is a competitor, a winner and you will see some special things come out of the Wolverine camp soon.”
Soon? Perhaps.
But remember: Underwood wasn’t even able to vote until 11 days before the Wolverines 2025 opener – his 18th birthday. For all the tools he brings, he’ll be applying them at a whole other level.
For perspective’s sake, just two of the past 10 top-rated prep QBs in a given class (per 247 Sports’ rankings) have stepped up immediately as Power Four starters: Josh Rosen at UCLA in 2015 and Trevor Lawrence at Clemson in 2018. Rosen led the Bruins to an 8-5 record – down from 10-3 the previous season – and a loss in something called the Foster Farms Bowl; Lawerence led the Tigers to a 15-0 record and the College Football Playoff championship
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Underwood’s lore in Ann Arbor has only grown with his extended stay in the city (he arrived in December, in time to practice with the Wolverines ahead of their ReliaQuest Bowl victory in Florida). There are stories of how one day he outperformed defensive linemen in summer workouts. On another day, Underwood was messing around and throwing spirals at “40-50 yards” … with his left hand, according to offensive lineman and team captain Gio El-Hadi. More recently, after gaining a sponsorship from Beats by Dre, he got headphones for each of his teammates.
“He’s not no average 17-year-old,” senior defensive lineman Derrick Moore said. "With a lot of money that’s coming in, he’s pretty humble. If he does anything wrong, he takes full accountability for it. You don’t really hear too much trouble out of him, you know?
“He does everything like a pro.”
A pro he will need to be, almost from Day 1 of the 2025 season – certainly from Day 8
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Even after that, Underwood will also be without his top coach for two weeks in a row in September; Moore is set to serve a program-imposed two-game suspension in Weeks 3 and 4 − home against Central Michigan and then the Big Ten opener on the road at Nebraska.
While that could be reason to go with a veteran passer for more experience, it doesn’t seem like the staff feels that will be necessary.
“Our kids here are really resilient, as is our staff,” Casula said. “What coach Moore has built here is incredibly sturdy and strong, and I think we can face anything.”
What Moore has built, a group billed as deep, insulated and cohesive, is also one with top-end talent – and more potentially on the way: Last week, the Wolverines landed Savion Hiter, the highest-rated running back recruit for 2026.