Bryce Underwood began college football as the top-rated quarterback of the entire 2025 class. He has always carried that “future superstar” tag. That same sort of ceiling coaches dream about and scouts can’t stop gushing about. He has been slowly eased in by Michigan, allowing him to develop at his own speed. With a receiver room that is far from elite, he shows flashes of brilliance one moment and rawness the next. And right now, ESPN dropped its newest freshman rankings, and Underwood isn’t even in the top three.

At this point, it almost seems poetic. The rise, the fall, the panic because Bryce Underwood is going through the whole freshman experience. ESPN’s Billy Tucker said it best when he pointed out that the nation’s top recruit started the season “under immense scrutiny” and ha

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