ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — Bryce Underwood is ready to have all eyes on him this season, playing quarterback for No. 14 Michigan hailed as the top-rated recruit in the country.

He’s also ready to take some hits.

The 6-foot-4, 230-pound Underwood told two reporters earlier this summer — at a car dealership that leveraged his name, image and likeness to draw fans for autographs — that he has put on 15 pounds of muscle to get bigger, stronger and quicker.

“It’s made me more explosive,” Underwood said. “I feel way more faster.”

The Wolverines trail four Big Ten teams in the AP Top 25, but Underwood said people should expect a lot from them on both sides of the ball.

“Offense and defense that they never seen before,” he said.

Second-year coach Sherrone Moore, who might name a starting quarte

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