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Underwood Leads No. 23 Michigan to 63-3 Rout of Central Michigan

With Sherrone Moore suspended, Biff Poggi oversees Michigan before next week’s Big Ten opener at Nebraska.

TJ Metcalf #7 of the Michigan Wolverines reacts to an interception during the first half against the Oklahoma Sooners at Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium on September 06, 2025 in Norman, Oklahoma.
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Overview

  • True freshman Bryce Underwood threw for 235 yards and a touchdown and rushed for 114 yards and two scores, exiting after three quarters.
  • Michigan rolled up 616 total yards and eight rushing touchdowns, with Justice Haynes running for 104 yards and Jordan Marshall adding two TDs.
  • The Wolverines’ defense held Central Michigan to 139 yards and produced two takeaways, highlighted by Jaishawn Barham’s two first‑quarter sacks.
  • Underwood became the first Michigan quarterback with 100-plus rushing yards since 2013 and joined Denard Robinson in the program’s 200-pass/100-rush, multi-rush-TD club.
  • Biff Poggi served as interim head coach as Moore began a two-game, program-imposed suspension tied to the sign-stealing investigation, which will also keep Moore out at Nebraska.