With only a few weeks left until the start of college football, writers at ESPN took a moment to share X factors for every college football Top 25 team in 2025. For Michigan - who they listed as their no. 20 team based on their post-spring Power Rankings - Jake Trotter's choice is not surprising: "QB Bryce Underwood."

Bryce Underwood, Michigan’s freshman QB, shows major strides in processing plays, impressing Coach Moore ahead of the 2025 season.

Highland — No one on the University of Michigan football roster faces more expectations going into the year than freshman quarterback Bryce Underwood. Underwood was the center of attention even before he arrived on campus. Before Underwood came to Ann Arbor, he was the No. 1 recruit in high school after four successful seasons at Belleville.