Michigan sticks with Bryce Underwood at QB, but Kyle Whittingham warns job is not set in stone

Michigan is sticking with Bryce Underwood as its starting quarterback following Saturday's 13-12 win over Western Michigan, a result that revealed ugly warts offensively for the Wolverines.

First-year Michigan coach Kyle Whittingham stopped short this week of saying the job belonged to Underwood for the rest of the season, however.

"He's our quarterback right now. It's not something that's infinite," Whittingham said Monday. "We need to see improvement with a bunch of stuff… it's not just Bryce's job that's set in concrete. Nobody's job is."

Underwood struggled during Saturday's opener and finished with a 52.9 QBR, near the bottom of Big Ten starters in Week 1. He completed 12-of-22 passes (54.5%) for 170 yards and an interception, his lone touchdown coming on a Hail Mary completion after another second was added to the game clock at the end of the fourth quarter.

There were a couple overthrows and timing deficiencies, including a third-down try in the first half that fell short of his intended target on a screen pass. The Wolverines are breaking in a new offensive scheme this season under former Utah play-caller Jason Beck, who tabbed Underwood as his starter over Tommy Carr in fall camp.

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