ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Bryce Underwood was expected to take the first snap for No. 14 Michigan this season after being the nation's top-ranked recruit last year and flipping his commitment from LSU.

When Sherrone Moore officially named Underwood the team's starting quarterback on Monday, the second-year coach insisted the job was not handed to the freshman.

“He's earned the opportunity," Moore said. “It was not given to him.”

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

“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 school's second national title in three years.

“Do whatever it takes

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