BELLEVILLE, Mich. — Before flipping his commitment from LSU to Michigan, prized quarterback recruit Bryce Underwood had a question for Wolverines coach Sherrone Moore: How late could he stay in the football facility?
Moore told him 24/7 — then he had to take it back.
This spring, Moore got word that Underwood was still throwing passes at 2 a.m. on the indoor practice field. He had to toss him out.
“You gotta sleep,” Moore told him.
Underwood turned 18 only two weeks ago. Yet even as a teenager, he’s already giving the No. 15 Wolverines hope they can return to the College Football Playoff after a one-year hiatus.
This Saturday, Underwood leads Michigan into a top-20 clash at Oklahoma (7:30 p.m. ET, ABC). Sooners coach Brent Venables compared Underwood to former Clemson star Trevor Lawrence, who in 2018 became the first true freshman quarterback to win a national championship since Oklahoma’s Jamelle Holieway in 1985.
In 2021, Lawrence also became the No. 1 pick in the NFL draft.
“Quick, decisive, accurate, poised, tough, consistent — there’s a reason [Underwood] was the No. 1 [recruit] in America,” said Venables, Clemson’s defensive coordinator when Lawrence played there. “And he’s got a maturity and a work ethic and leadership ability to go along with that.”
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