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Newsstand: Bryce Underwood wins first weekly award at Michigan

Anthony Broomeby: Anthony Broome3 hours agoanthonytbroome
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Michigan Wolverines quarterback Bryce Underwood has won his first weekly honor as a college football player, taking home Big Ten Freshman of the Week accolades after his 349 yards of total offense against Central Michigan.

Underwood accounted for 235 pass yards and a touchdown and 114 rushing yards and two touchdowns during the Week 3 win. It was the first time the world got a look at his legs, and that was always the plan, per Michigan associate head coach and interim leader Biff Poggi.

“I don’t think anything changed,” Poggi said Monday. “I think, look, you start learning about your team. It takes a while to learn about your team when you transition from spring ball to summer to camp. You really start learning the most when the games play. And I think what we’re learning is what I said over here. Coaches don’t win games. Plays don’t win games. Players win games. And you have to let your players play. So we’re letting them play. All of them.”

Underwood and Michigan next are in action on Saturday at Nebraska. Kickoff is officially set for 3:40 p.m. ET on CBS.

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“We’ve always had really good player leadership here. 2017, 21 and 22, obviously 23. There’s great player leadership here. Starts with our captains, and I would say those guys are the heartbeat of the football team. And it’s not easy to be a captain, because you have to be willing to be respected and not liked, and that’s hard for any of us. We all like to be liked, but the leadership is excellent. Make no mistake about it. It’s been this way since day one, since football ever started. Coaches do not win games. Players do. It’s all about the players, and it’s not the plays, it’s not who’s smart, who’s this. It doesn’t matter. And we’ve got great leadership and great players.”

– Michigan associate head coach Biff Poggi during his Monday press conference

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