Future of the team steals the show in blowout victory, give fans glimpse of the future of the Michigan Wolverines
Michigan’s true freshmen played a key role in the Wolverines’ dominant win over Central Michigan
A week after their loss to the Oklahoma Sooners, the Michigan Wolverines exploded to a 63-3 win over in-state opponent Central Michigan and earned a nice rebound performance in their final non-conference game of the season.
While Michigan has been headlined by their experienced leaders of players like Derrick Moore, Jaishawn Barham, Rod Moore, and Ernest Hausmann, it was the new wave of players that showed out against the Chippewas, giving fans a hopeful look at what the future of the Wolverines could look like.
Michigan’s 2025 recruiting class was the best in program history, and the early results look very promising if their Week 3 victory was any sign of what is to come. These early results are important, as the Wolverines will need this group if they wish to try and make a run at the College Football Playoff.
Michigan Freshmen Ready For the Spotlight
Starting quarterback Bryce Underwood was the main catch of the 2025 class, and he showed up in a big way this week after a disappointing outing against Oklahoma. Underwood completed 16 of his 25 attempts for 235 yards and a touchdown on a hapless Central Michigan secondary. Additionally, Underwood became the first Michigan quarterback to rush for over 100 yards since Devin Gardner in 2013.
However, Underwood wasn’t the only Michigan true freshman to have a career day against Central Michigan. The rest of the class showed out today.
Running back Jasper Parker rushed for 45 yards on nine carries and scored his first career touchdown. Parker finished the day fourth on the team in rushing. Additionally, wide receiver Andrew Marsh also scored his first career touchdown while picking up 53 yards of scrimmage as a receiver and rusher. Slowly but surely, it feels like Marsh is earning more and more of a role in this Wolverines’ offense, who desperately need a true perimeter threat to emerge in the passing game.
It wasn’t all offense, however. One of Michigan’s prized recruits in the class (and high school teammate of Bryce Underwood), Elijah Dotson, had his first career interception, picking off Central Michigan quarterback Joe Labas in the third quarter on a terrific highlight play.
Michigan’s schedule will only get harder from here, but they needed to see this freshman class emerge and become dependable playmakers on both sides of the ball if they want to make a serious push for the postseason.
So far, they have to like what they’ve seen out of a class that dominated headlines all offseason.
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