ANN ARBOR— As though he hadn’t made himself perfectly clear after Michigan’s win against Central Michigan, Biff Poggi, the Wolverines’ acting head coach, reiterated his point in a new way.

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Freshman quarterback Bryce Underwood accounted for 349 yards and three touchdowns, including two rushing, to earn Big Ten Freshman of the Week honors. Most significant, he led the team with 114 rushing yards a week after Michigan’s loss at Oklahoma in which Underwood was not encouraged to run and was 9-for-24 passing for 142 yards in his first road start.

Moore, at his weekly news conference last week, seemed hesitant to unleash Underwood in the run game for fear of injury. But Underwood was effective in the pass and run game against CMU.

“We’re not taking the air out of the ball eve

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