{"id":3725,"date":"2025-11-19T12:49:05","date_gmt":"2025-11-19T12:49:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tmbglobal.news\/index.php\/2025\/11\/19\/michigan-freshman-receiver-andrew-marsh-still-learning\/"},"modified":"2025-11-19T12:49:12","modified_gmt":"2025-11-19T12:49:12","slug":"michigan-freshman-receiver-andrew-marsh-still-learning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tmbglobal.news\/index.php\/2025\/11\/19\/michigan-freshman-receiver-andrew-marsh-still-learning\/","title":{"rendered":"Michigan freshman receiver Andrew Marsh still learning"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>The hardest thing for a freshman wide receiver on the No. 18 Michigan football team, in the eyes of Sherrone Moore, isn\u2019t adjusting to the speed of college ball, or training your hands, or managing your stamina.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>According to the Wolverines coach, the part of the game that might sound the simplest often poses the biggest challenge.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs a true freshman, you gotta learn where to line up, you gotta learn where to go,\u201d Moore said Oct. 20. \u201cYou gotta learn the playbook. You gotta be able to execute everything at the highest level.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Andrew Marsh agrees.\u00a0<\/p>\n<aside class=\"scaip scaip-1    \">\n<style><![CDATA[@media ( min-width: 300px ){.newspack_global_ad.scaip-1{min-height: 250px;}}@media ( min-width: 728px ){.newspack_global_ad.scaip-1{min-height: 90px;}}]]><\/style>\n<\/aside>\n<p>The freshman receiver enrolled in the spring and spent much of that time going over each page in the playbook with his coaches. At that point, Marsh was somewhere around the fourth or fifth receiver in the depth chart. Marsh honed in on the details, from different options on different routes to knowing exactly how far apart to line up from his teammates.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Then came the Wolverines\u2019 first bye week, when Marsh made the most of the extra practices, put his schooling to work and emerged a starter. Since that September bye, Marsh has caught 36 passes for 525 yards \u2014 more than any other Michigan receiver over the whole season.<\/p>\n<p>Yet, Marsh is the first to admit he\u2019s still learning.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere was a few moments, even recently, there\u2019s still times where I make mistakes or I may do something that I wasn\u2019t supposed to do,\u201d Marsh said Tuesday. \u201cBut just being able to bounce back from it, leave that play in the past, know that you\u2019ve got a next play. Just being able to move on.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Wolverines\u2019 passing game, even with freshman quarterback Bryce Underwood\u2019s late consecutive interceptions or any potential Marsh mishaps, was at its best this past Saturday against Northwestern. The third-down, fourth-quarter, highlight-reel sideline catch was arguably Michigan\u2019s flashiest passing play of the season, and Marsh\u2019s other 11 catches weren\u2019t exactly pedestrian either.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"scaip scaip-2    \">\n<style><![CDATA[@media ( min-width: 300px ){.newspack_global_ad.scaip-2{min-height: 250px;}}@media ( min-width: 728px ){.newspack_global_ad.scaip-2{min-height: 90px;}}]]><\/style>\n<\/aside>\n<p>Marsh\u2019s connection with Underwood looked effortless and polished, the latter dotting the former up and down the field. They certainly didn\u2019t look like freshmen. For Marsh, building that connection was as involved and important of a process as learning the playbook was.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s a little bit more than reps,\u201d Marsh said. \u201cBeing able to go watch film and talk through things, whether y\u2019all have a miscommunication, or y\u2019all see things differently on the field. Being able to talk through things and just have that chemistry, know where each other\u2019s at. \u2026 (Underwood) always tries to take the blame. He\u2019s one of those type of guys, and so just being able to be around him, I\u2019ve learned a lot.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Marsh doesn\u2019t have a shortage of teachers. From Underwood, to graduate wide receiver <a href=\"https:\/\/www.michigandaily.com\/sports\/football\/donaven-mcculley-guiding-michigan-offense-with-veteran-leadership\/\">Donaven McCulley<\/a>, to the Wolverines\u2019 wide receiver coach Ron Bellamy, Schembechler Hall provides a pretty solid education for pass catchers. After his 179-yard, 12-reception performance versus the Wildcats, he called former Michigan wideouts Desmond Howard and Roy Roundtree.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Days later, his phone hasn\u2019t stopped buzzing. He\u2019s managing the hype with a maturity rare for a freshman.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI haven\u2019t surprised myself, but just been able to prove myself,\u201d Marsh said. \u201cI feel like we have a lot that we have to prove as a team, and me as well, I feel like we have a lot of work to do.\u201d<\/p>\n<aside class=\"scaip scaip-3    \">\n<style><![CDATA[@media ( min-width: 300px ){.newspack_global_ad.scaip-3{min-height: 250px;}}@media ( min-width: 728px ){.newspack_global_ad.scaip-3{min-height: 90px;}}]]><\/style>\n<\/aside>\n<p>It will be hard for Marsh to top his showing against Northwestern. But now that he\u2019s more familiar with the playbook, Marsh is getting more targets, making more plays and becoming a key weapon in the Wolverines\u2019 offense.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>By Moore\u2019s assessment, Marsh has conquered the hard part. 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