The University of Michigan has named true freshman Bryce Underwood its starting quarterback for the 2025 college-football season, head coach Sherrone Moore confirmed on Monday. Underwood, the unanimous No. 1 recruit in the 2025 class and the program’s second-highest-rated signee ever, won the job over returnee Jadyn Davis and transfers Mikey Keene and Jake Garcia while last year’s starter Davis Warren continues to recover from a torn ACL. The 18-year-old Belleville, Michigan, native arrives in Ann Arbor with a reported $12.5 million name-image-likeness package and a decorated résumé that includes two state titles, a 50-4 record, 11,488 passing yards and 179 total touchdowns. He was the 2023-24 National Gatorade Player of the Year and already appears on the deluxe-edition cover of EA Sports’ forthcoming College Football 26 video game. Underwood will lead a Wolverines team ranked No. 14 in preseason polls when it opens against New Mexico on Aug. 30, followed by an early road test at Oklahoma before entering Big Ten play. Michigan, which struggled with quarterback consistency in 2024, is banking on the freshman to jump-start an offense aiming to return to the College Football Playoff conversation.