Michigan football holds its annual spring game at Michigan Stadium in Ann Arbor on Saturday, April 19, 2025.

Ann Arbor — No one expected quarterback Bryce Underwood to be perfect in his Michigan Stadium debut, and he wasn’t. But he showed signs of why he was the nation’s No. 1 recruit and what the Michigan offense wants to look like this fall. Underwood was 12 of 26 passing for 187 yards and led the Blue team to a 17-0 victory over the Maize in Saturday’s spring game. It ended with the biggest highlight of the game, a reverse flea-flicker from Underwood to tight end Jalen Hoffman for an 88-yard score. Underwood made some strong throws and had a long run, but he was picked off by defensive back Tevis Metcalf, had two delay-of-game penalties, took a sack on the game’s opening play and recovered his own fumble. Underwood, the freshman from Belleville High School, has been competing with Maize team quarterback Jadyn Davis this spring, while Fresno State transfer Mikey Keene was out with an unspecified injury. Michigan estimated the attendance at nearly 45,000 and it might not be a stretch to suggest that all eyes were on Underwood, not to mention an unsettled offensive line. “He did well,” second-year head coach Sherrone Moore said of Underwood. “Made some really good throws. Had some things to clean up and get better. He’s a work in progress and he’s working his tail off to do it.” Michigan opens the season at home against New Mexico on Aug. 30. Underwood, Davis and Keene will compete in preseason camp for the starting job but Moore said it’s possible Michigan, which will see Chase Herbstreit join the room this fall, will explore options in the transfer portal. "It's a battle that's going to go all the way through fall camp," Moore said of the quarterbacks. Moore pointed out that Keene has played 2,228 career snaps in college, and the coaches didn’t feel the need to rush him back from the injury suffered before the start of spring practice. “He’s doing well now. He’s throwing. He’s in a good place,” Moore said of Keene. “Didn’t feel like pushing it. He’s OK to miss the spring.” This was also the first opportunity to see running back Justice Haynes, a transfer from Alabama who has “home run” speed, Moore said. He and Jordan Marshall lead that position, while Micah Ka’apana and Bryson Kuzdzal saw significant playing time in the spring game. Haynes had six carries for 51 yards, including a 26-yard run. “We’ve got a good room,” Moore said of the running backs, who recently saw Ben Hall decide to transfer. Offensive players have said all spring the offense will look different this fall under the direction of Chip Lindsey, Michigan’s new offensive coordinator. He’s seeking balance and getting the receivers more involved — a big addition was big-body Indiana transfer Donaven McCulley — and making downfield throws to challenge defenses. “This offense is gonna be explosive,” Marshall said. “You seen us take some shots today. Obviously, the playbook’s watered down (in the spring game), but we’re gonna take some shots and Donaven, he’s a beast.” Marshall, who will be a sophomore this fall, said the balance will be an assist to the running backs. “It’s great knowing we’re not gonna have to run into 10-, eight-, nine-people boxes and we can spread them out,” Marshall said.   Moore coined the “smash” approach when he was Michigan’s offensive line coach. That means a physical offensive line and rushing attack, and while running the ball is the Wolverines’ bread and butter, they were woefully underwhelming in the pass game last season. That was a byproduct of the quarterback play and lackluster receivers. Now, they feel like they’ve got the right combination. “(That’s) part of the reason I brought Chip in,” Moore said, smiling. “It’s been fun. We’ve created some shots and created some different pass concepts. The offense isn’t just put together right now. (There’s) the whole summer to evaluate and see and do what we need to do to go win the game. It’s been a fun spring. The receivers have gotten better, which has helped.” While there has been considerable praise for Michigan’s defensive line and its depth, the jury is still out on the offensive line. The line is the most critical aspect of getting the Michigan offense clicking, no matter who’s the quarterback. “I think the biggest piece is that they get challenged by that defensive line every day, and I think our D-line is going to be really deep,” Moore said. “It’s always different in the spring game because everybody is split up and there are different combinations of people — ones playing with twos, threes playing with twos — so I don’t really get caught up in that. But I’ve seen them progress. I think Coach (Grant) Newsome has done an unbelievable job with that group, and they really fought every practice. You can see them getting better and better.” Moore said that right now, center Greg Crippen, guard Gio El-Hadi and tackle Andrew Sprague likely have starting spots. “We’ve been circulating guys through on purpose to know we’re going to go into fall camp and have a starting five at some point, so there’s not really a solid starting five,” Moore said, before listing those three. “Then there’s a rotation. It could be Brady Norton, Andrew Babalola, Nathan Efobi. It could be Evan Link in different spots. It’s going to be fun to watch these guys in the summertime and watch them through fall camp to see who the starting five are.” [email protected] @chengelis This article originally appeared on The Detroit News: QB Bryce Underwood ends Michigan spring game with a bang in Big House debut

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If fans want to watch Michigan’s spring game on April 19, they have two options — attend in person at Michigan Stadium or catch it on tape delay just more than a week later on Big Ten Network (BTN). Michigan has opted to hold a spring game at Michigan Stadium, but other programs have decided against it suggesting other programs can poach players. The spring NCAA Transfer Portal is open April 16-25. By not having same-day television coverage, Michigan avoids the potential for other programs to scout their players unless they show up in person. BTN will carry the game tape delay on April 27 at 11 a.m. Another byproduct for Michigan is this could encourage more fans to attend the event. The game is scheduled for noon. “It’s a great opportunity for our players and our fans to be out there and see just the team in general,” Michigan head coach Sherrone Moore said Monday, of holding a spring game. “We’re not going to run every single play and do every single thing, but it’s a great opportunity, and especially for guys that might not get the chance to play at the Big House on Saturdays as much as others. Everybody talks about the portal and all that, and we all know that regardless, you have to have a great relationship with your players, and that’s what we’re going to do.” Nebraska coach Matt Rhule said last month his program will not have a spring game and cited tampering as the main reason. Rhule said there was tampering with his players after the spring game 2024.  Penn State coach James Franklin said the Nittany Lions will have its Blue-White spring game on April 26 but will not have it televised by BTN. Michigan State will not have a public spring game and coach Jonathan Smith said renovations inside Spartan Stadium are part of the reason. Smith also pointed to the issue with the transfer portal and the possibility for poaching and said it was a consideration but not the main reason for not holding a public game. [email protected] @chengelis This article originally appeared on The Detroit News: Here's how Michigan football's spring game will be different this season

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