CBS insider reveals troubling concerns about Bryce Underwood

CBS insider reveals troubling reservations concerning Bryce Underwood. Isaiah Hole Wolverines Wire.

Key points

• CBS Sports college football insider Brandon Marcello spoke regarding what he's been hearing concerning Underwood in the aftermath of the Minnesota game.
• To me, Bryce Underwood is the biggest difficulty that Michigan has right now.
• Marcello observed he doesn't believe there are widespread matters behind the scenes right now in Ann Arbor.
• You're struggling to eclipse 100 yards against a Minnesota defense.
• Well, I don't know if there's actually any issues in that locker room, Marcello remarked.

Michigan football is reeling after its second straight loss of the season, a game in which the defense was often in short-field situations since the offense either couldn't move the ball or committed turnovers. Both turnovers were on quarterback Bryce Underwood.

For context, a week after Underwood had appeared to turn the corner in the loss to Iowa, he looked more like Week 1 against Western Michigan than he had the previous week. Given there have been reservations concerning the former five-star and his ability to improve year over year, the reservations that numerous had going into the season became that much more founded.

CBS Sports college football insider Brandon Marcello spoke regarding what he's been hearing concerning Underwood in the aftermath of the Minnesota game. In his estimation, the difficulty has less to do with the new staff or the schemes as much as it has to do with Underwood.

I (was) also told he just probably doesn't have a great healthy ecosystem around him, Marcello remarked. Someone who's obtained a number of cars, is particularly much enjoying that sizeable payday he obtained from Michigan just two years ago after flirting around with LSU as well.

And, you know, there's some question there among those regarding whether he's actually fully committed to football. Does he love football? Is he obsessed with football? Is he the type of player that is going to just absolutely envelop himself with that playbook and focus on the things he has to correct to obtain better?

"But when I hear things from individuals who would know that he just does not process things highly well in live action, that should not be something he's dealing with in Year 2, in the middle of a season. To me, Bryce Underwood is the biggest difficulty that Michigan has right now. I know we want to talk regarding the culture and Kyle Whittingham and all that, but when you have a quarterback that just doesn't see things well and can't figure things out as the game goes along, you've secured no shot in the Major Ten."

Marcello observed he doesn't believe there are widespread matters behind the scenes right now in Ann Arbor. But he additionally observed Underwood isn't struggling since he's lazy. It's more to do with Underwood needing to be more engaged in a more perpetual way than he at present is.

Well, I don't know if there's actually any issues in that locker room, Marcello remarked. As far as just being a football player, those are matters that he's obtained to look inward to himself, based off the residents I've spoken to that know him and have coached him, that he's just obtained to recommit himself to football, overlook some of the matters he may have had previously, all of, as Richard remarked, dealing with so numerous different coaches in his life, dating back to high school, and just fully purchase into everything there at Michigan and try to become a better football player, I think that when it comes to Bryce Underwood's problems.

"This guy is immensely talented. We all know that. But at this point in his career, I know he's had a lot of coaches, but you just can't go on the road and throw two interceptions and not produce anything really in the passing game. You're struggling to eclipse 100 yards against a Minnesota defense. That's just OK. There's some things here that I think Bryce Underwood just needs to commit to himself. And additionally, Bryce Underwood, a kid, by the way, that I'm informed that once you obtain him in that room, in the quarterback's room, he's fully engaged. When you're outside the facility, you've obtained to focus on football almost 24-7 to reach that type of status you've secured to be and to be successful at a place like Michigan.", when you're outside that room.

Whether this is true or not remains to be seen. As the run game and the offensive line have regressed intermittently throughout the year, regardless, the Wolverines have a lot of problems that go beyond Underwood. SMS Facebook Twitter Email.

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