Burning the midnight oil. Literally, that’s what Bryce Underwood is doing. Sherrone Moore hasn’t been able to fully utilize Underwood’s skills, despite having an explosive arm in his prized freshman QB. While the running game has shown glimpses, the passing offense has lacked a cutting edge. On his part, the QB1 went a little extra to overcome it during Michigan’s bye week.

A 13-31 loss against the USC Trojans had Michigan’s locker room on high alert, with third-down conversion failures sticking out as a sore thumb. Already trailing, 24-7 in the third quarter, Underwood led his offense to a 67-yard drive in 10 plays. Starting from their four-yard line, they reached the 29-yard line. On the next play, they faced third down for the first time over the drive, which ended with an interception

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