WATCH: Chip Lindsey talks Michigan QB Bryce Underwood, emerging WRs

ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Michigan Wolverines football offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach Chip Lindsey met with the media Wednesday afternoon coming off the USC loss and ahead of Saturday’s game against Washington. Watch video of his session with reporters in the player at the top of the screen.

Key quotes from Michigan offensive coordinator Chip Lindsey

• On where freshman quarterback Bryce Underwood is in his development of reading coverages and going through his progressions: “Yeah, he’s doing great. There were five, six plays maybe that he wished he had back , after watching the film with him. But for a guy his age and the experience he has, I think he’s pretty good. These defensive coordinators do a better job than ever of showing one look and getting to something else. That’s just something you’ve got to deal with, and it comes with experience.

“But I thought he did a lot of really good things. I mean, the turnover, obviously, in the red zone is something that really sticks out. We weren’t quite in the red zone on both, but we were in the score zone, which is right outside of that. Taking the sack … with our kicker, we can’t make those mistakes, and he understands that. We’ll clean that up. But, no, I thought he was really good other than a few things here and there.”

• On how Underwood has looked overall, and his completion rate: “I think he’s played really well for a freshman, honestly. Again, there are a handful of plays in each game that we all want back — I don’t care if you’re him or you’re a four-year starter or whatever. But I’m really pleased with the progress he’s made. From where he was from when he got here to now, that’s a big jump. The best thing about him is he wants to be really good, and he always wants to try to improve and keep getting better. You see him here all the time, staying early and late, trying to get extra film and stuff. It’s just a maturation process of him getting more and more comfortable being a first-year starter. And I think you see that around the country, whether you’re a freshman or you’re maybe the third year in school and now you’ve become the starter. I think there’s some growth there that they all make. But I like what he’s doing so far, for sure.”

• On Underwood’s footwork and if issues there cause inaccurate passes: “His footwork the other night, I think he got loose in the pocket twice. The week before, maybe another time. Some of that, I think, as a young guy, sometimes feeling the rush or thinking you’re getting certain pressures does that. But that’s something we’re working on every day. But it’s not something that’s a total issue. You’ve got to remember, too, that in practice, those guys don’t get hit. Everything’s good in practice — footwork’s good, drop’s good — but as far as the type of drop he took the other night, whether it was quick game, intermediate or dropback, they were all good. It’s just we’ve got to continue to work on pocket presence, which I think some of that comes with experience.”