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In the weeks of practice leading up to the Michigan football team\u2019s Spring Game, players and coaches alike praised what they had seen from the offense.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The Wolverines brought in offensive coordinator Chip Lindsey<\/a> to reinvigorate the passing game, and transfer graduate Donaven McCulley to lead<\/a> the receiver room. Bryce Underwood<\/a> and Jadyn Davis<\/a> were equally lauded by their teammates for their spectacular ball placement, elusive speed and competitive edge, among other things. The expectation, particularly given last year\u2019s difficulties<\/a> throwing the ball, was a dynamic offense with a willingness to sling the rock.\u00a0<\/p>\n Throughout the spring, the message remained consistent. On Saturday, the offense \u2014 and especially the play from both of Michigan\u2019s only active quarterbacks \u2014\u00a0was anything but.<\/p>\n Underwood, who went 12-for-26 with 187 yards, one interception and one touchdown, played up-and-down throughout. The freshman quarterback\u2019s performance had as many reminders of why he was ranked as the No. 1 recruit in the country as it did indications of his youth and inexperience as a 17-year-old playing in his first game at the Big House.\u00a0<\/p>\n