The Michigan football season is just 12 days away. That's when we finally get our first true look at what Bryce Underwood will look like this season.
The spring game might be what he looks like this fall. There is always a chance that he regresses or doesn't progress much from last season.
That would be a surprise, though, especially based on everything we have seen and heard this fall. Kyle Whittingham gave Underwood an A+ for his efforts during fall camp. Michigan football players and coaches, to a man, have said that Underwood looks like a different quarterback.
The last scrimmage in camp was his most impressive. Observers compared him to an NFL quarterback, and the Wolverines' offense finished camp with a 16-play scoring drive against a Michigan defense that is going to be salty.
Why Bryce Underwood will throw for over 3,000 yards
3,000 yards shouldn't be that difficult. Some of it will depend on the attempts, but over the course of a 13-game season, Underwood would need to average 230 passing yards per game. That would mean throwing for 46 yards per game more this season.
That seems like a tall order. Much of it will depend on how much the Wolverines run the ball. Utah had one of the most run-heavy offenses in college football last season. If Michigan plays that way, it could be difficult for Underwood to improve much on what he did last season, although he will throw for over 200 yards per game.
215 yards per game would put Underwood at 2,795. That's realistic, but my prediction is that Underwood takes a bigger step forward than most people expect this season. The other factors working in his favor are an offensive line that's more talented and experienced.
The Wolverines have also upgraded at wide receiver in a major way. J.J. Buchanan and Andrew Marsh each have NFL futures ahead of them. Travis Johnson, a true freshman, who is 6-foot-3, and ranked as the No. 125 overall prospect in the 2026 class, looks like a steal.
Johnson has been winning jump balls with ease, at least that how it feels, throughout fall camp. He will be another weapon, along with Salesi Moa, and two underrated tight ends in Zach Marshall and Hogan Hansen.
Savion Hiter will get involved in the pass game, too. For whatever reason, Michigan didn't throw the ball to running backs under Sherrone Moore. The Wolverines wasted one of Donovan Edwards' best attributes. Hopefully, this staff doesn't do that with Hiter.
Those are all reasons, along with a huge improvement from Underwood, why the Michigan football sophomore will throw for over 3,000 yards in the 2026 season.
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