Who is Bryce Underwood of Michigan?
Bryce Underwood is a quarterback on the Michigan Wolverines football team. Before a game against Indiana, head coach Kyle Whittingham chose Tommy Carr to start at quarterback over Underwood. Michigan lost that game 13-6 in overtime. The sources do not give Underwood's stats, age, height, NIL deals, or transfer news.
Why it's in the news
Michigan lost 13-6 in overtime to Indiana after Whittingham started Tommy Carr over Bryce Underwood at quarterback. The loss has led to questions about Whittingham's leadership and the team's offense.
- Kyle Whittingham — Michigan falls 13-6 in overtime to Indiana, Whittingham faces criticism
Background
Bryce Underwood is a college football player at the University of Michigan, where he has been a quarterback. Michigan is a public university in Ann Arbor, and its football team, the Wolverines, plays in the Big Ten Conference. The quarterback is the player who takes the snap and leads the offense, so the position carries a large share of the responsibility for how a team scores.
In the most recent game, Michigan head coach Kyle Whittingham made a change at quarterback and started Tommy Carr instead of Underwood. Carr had led the Wolverines to a win over Penn State the week before, and the Indiana game was Carr's first career start. One report noted that Whittingham played both Carr and Underwood during the first half of the game. Michigan lost to Indiana 13-6 in overtime, and the offense struggled to score a touchdown. The loss left Michigan at 4-3 for the season.
The loss has put pressure on the coaching staff. Coverage says Whittingham has faced questions after three losses in seven games under his leadership. Headlines report a $250M Michigan donor calling for changes, and a former Michigan coach has also been quoted calling for a firing. Whittingham has said he remains confident in his approach. The sources do not describe any next steps for the coaching staff, and they do not say what the change at quarterback means for Underwood's future with the team.
Sources
- ESPNJosh Hoover, Indiana get first win at Michigan since 1967
- Yahoo Sports“Probably Get Fired”: ESPN's Kirk Herbstreit Reveals the Ugly Reality Behind Kyle Whittingham's $12M Bryce Underwood Dilemma
- Sports IllustratedThe Morning After: No Moral Victories, Even if Kyle Whittingham Is Trying to Sell One
- USA TodayKyle Whittingham calls out Michigan’s costly mistake: ‘That was not a good call’
- WLNS 6 NewsKyle Whittingham press conference post Indiana loss
- The New York TimesJason Beck looks like a bust as Michigan’s OC after another dismal performance