True freshman quarterback Bryce Underwood, the top national recruit in the Class of 2025, will start for the Michigan Wolverines in the season opener at home Saturday night against New Mexico, according to multiple media reports.

Michigan is expected to make an official announcement on Monday, per the reports.

Underwood, a Michigan native, had flipped his commitment from LSU to the Wolverines last November. He would be the first true freshman to start for Michigan since Tate Forcier in 2009.

Also contending for the starting job were graduate students Davis Warren and Mikey Keene, the latter a transfer from Fresno State after starting his career at UCF. Warren guided Michigan to a 3-0 finish in 2024, including wins over eventual national champion and arch rival Ohio State and Alabama in

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