ANN ARBOR — Bryce Underwood has been named the starting quarterback for No. 14 Michigan.

Coach Sherrone Moore made the long-expected announcement on Monday at his weekly news conference.

Underwood was the nation's top-ranked recruit last year and his father told The Wall Street Journal that the freshman is expected to make more than $15 million over the next three seasons.

The 6-foot-4, 230-pound Underwood said he expects to “shock the world” this season.

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“I feel like nobody's seen a freshman like me,” he said in an interview with the Big Ten Network.

Michigan opens Saturday night against New Mexico, and Underwood said his goal is to close the season with the

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