Bryce Underwood passed for 235 yards and a touchdown and rushed for 114 yards and two more scores, leading No. 23 Michigan to a 63-3 victory over Central Michigan on Saturday. The Wolverines (2-1) and their freshman star bounced back from a lackluster pe rformance in a loss at Oklahoma. Biff Poggi stepped in for suspended coach Sherrone Moore, who also will miss the school's Big Ten opener next weekend at Nebraska. Underwood completed 16 of 25 passes, including a 32-yard touchdown pass to Semaj Morgan, i n three quarters before watching the rest of the game from the sideline. He carried the ball nine times, sometimes by design, and had the most yards rushing by a quarterback for the Wolverines since Devin Gardner ran for 121 yards on 24 attempts at Penn State in 2013 during a loss in four overtimes.In a 24-13 loss to the Sooners last week, Underwood was 9 of 24 for 142 yards and lost a yard on three carries. The Chippewas (1-2) nearly picked off Underwood's first pass, then struggled to slow him down through the air or on the ground. Michigan's Justice Haynes had 104 yards rushing and a touchdown on 14 carries. Jordan Marshall scored twice while running for 52 yards on 10 attempts. The Wolverines scored at least two touchdowns in each quarter an d had 616 yards of offense. The Chippewas, who were held to 139 yards on offense, avoided a shutout on Cade Graham's 22-yard field goal late in the first half. Central Michigan's Angel Flores was 7 of 12 for 24 yards and ran nine times for 76 yards. - Mi chigan/AP College Football
(DS#1 QB) Fr/2029 QB Bryce Underwood, Michigan
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