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The Michigan Wolverines are 5-4 heading into the final stretch of the college football season, with all of their losses coming against Big Ten opponents.
Safe to say that's not the result Kyle Whittingham was hoping for in his first season in Ann Arbor.
But for as much flak as Whittingham has received this season, Bryce Underwood has still been the biggest disappointment.
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The former five-star recruit and $12 million man Michigan flipped from LSU has vastly underperformed in his second year with the Wolverines. He started the first six games of the season, completing 58.1% of his passes for 924 yards and five touchdowns with six interceptions, along with 222 rushing yards and two rushing scores, before getting benched in the Penn State game. True freshman Tommy Carr went on to lead Michigan to a win in that game, and has started every game since.
But apparently after Saturday's tough 15-6 loss to rival Michigan State at home, Whittingham could be considering another quarterback change, saying the starting job is open again between Carr and Underwood.
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While Carr showed some promise in his first few starts, notably a 266-yard, three-touchdown performance against Rutgers on Oct. 31, he fell flat last weekend against the Spartans. He finished the game 14 of 26 for just 138 yards, zero touchdowns, and one interception. He also wasn't nearly as effective running the ball, finishing with -19 yards, one week after rushing for 54 yards and two scores against the Scarlet Knights.
Underwood hasn't looked much better this season, but Michigan needs to figure this out with just three games left and bowl eligibility hanging on by a thread. The last time Michigan didn't make a bowl game was in 2014 under Brady Hoke, who was fired after that season.
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There's a chance that Whittingham benching Underwood in favor of a true freshman lit a fire under him, and that we could see a different version of the former No. 1 overall recruit if he regains the starting job. There's also a chance damage has already been done and everybody, including Underwood, is already on to next season, which he in all likelihood won't be spending in Ann Arbor.
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