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Joel Klatt says Michigan QB Bryce Underwood has regressed
It was largely a night to forget on Saturday for Michigan quarterback Bryce Underwood in Michigan’s season opener. Underwood was 12-of-22 versus Western Michigan in a 13-12 win — he threw for 170 yards with one passing touchdown, one rushing score, an interception, and a fumble. Michigan’s scoring drives came on the first and last […]
Intel: More positive recruit reactions from Michigan Football vs WMU
Michigan Football made a strong impression on even more prospects who visited The Big House on Saturday. The latest intel here: *** We won’t talk much about 2028 four-star linebacker Jay Schell — a surprise visitor last weekend — as Maize n Brew will publish our interview with him soon. But it’s important to note […]
Everything Michigan fans should be worried about: Week 1 vs Western Michigan
Where do I even begin with this one? I’m not going to give you a detailed summary of that game. You watched it. We all watched it. It was ugly. Even despite the win. So rather than trying to give you a play-by-play description of every single thing that happened over the course of Michigan’s […]
Kyle Whittingham calls Michigan QB Tommy Carr ‘poised’ and ‘unflappable’
Michigan quarterback Bryce Underwood struggled in the season opener of a 13-12 win over Western Michigan. Underwood had two costly turnovers — first an interception at the end of the first half that netted Western Michigan three points and then a fumble with 1:50 left in the game that led to another three points for […]
Big Ten Football Power Rankings following an ugly Week 1
Now that games have been played on the field, it’s much easier to rank the Big Ten teams. Despite the conference’s relatively strong weekly record, there’s quite a bit of movement that needed to be made in our rankings. Here’s what we’ve got headed into Week 2: 10. Illinois Fighting Illini: 1-0, Def. UAB 42-23 […]
Michigan Football: ‘A lot to fix’ on offense, per Kyle Whittingham, heading into Oklahoma matchup
The Michigan Wolverines have to quickly move on from an emotional Week 1 and prepare to host the No. 10 Oklahoma Sooners on Saturday afternoon (12:14 p.m. on FOX). Ahead of the Oklahoma matchup this weekend, head coach Kyle Whittingham met with the media on Monday morning to preview the game and give his final […]
Kyle Whittingham offers first impression of Oklahoma, ‘outstanding’ QB John Mateer
The Michigan Wolverines host the Oklahoma Sooners in a critical non-conference battle on Saturday afternoon at the Big House. Coming off a subpar performance in the season opener, the Wolverines have a tall task at hand against Oklahoma. Head coach Kyle Whittingham detailed his first impression of Oklahoma in his weekly Monday morning press conference […]
QB Bryce Underwood starting job is ‘not something that’s infinite’ following Week 1 performance
Michigan was lucky to escape its season opener with a victory on Saturday night, as the heavily favored Wolverines needed a last-second Hail Mary to beat Western Michigan by a 13-12 final score. After an impressive opening drive, the offense fell flat and left many fans upset about the group’s performance, and particularly that of […]
Michigan edge Dominic Nichols announces himself to the world in win vs WMU
Dominic Nichols wasn’t in the mood for a celebration following the win over Western Michigan on Saturday. “That wasn’t a moment we wanted to be living in, to be honest,” Nichols told reporters after he watched fans swarm onto the field like they were celebrating a national championship or a win over Ohio State. But […]
Intel: Michigan Football shows priority treatment to visiting recruits for season opener
Maize n Brew has the latest on several visiting recruits who were at The Big House on Saturday to see Michigan Football win its first game of the season. This article will be updated as we continue to get more intel this week. *** Linebacker recruiting was arguably the biggest storyline for Michigan, as the […]
Ranking the 5 most improbable wins in Michigan Football history
In one of the most improbable and shocking wins in the program’s storied history, the Michigan Wolverines converted a miraculous Hail Mary to stun the Western Michigan Broncos as time expired in the season opener on Saturday. Where does the Miracle at Michigan Stadium stand in the most improbable wins ever? Here’s our list. Honorable […]
What we learned about Michigan Football in Week 1: It’s better to be lucky than good
It took a second chance at life and a Hail Mary for the Michigan Wolverines to beat the Western Michigan Broncos on Saturday night as 27.5-point favorites. What would have been the worst loss since Appalachian State was unjustly given to them by the football gods. Western Michigan possessed the ball for more than 40 […]
Out of the Blue: Michigan wins on the brink of death against Western Michigan
On today’s Out of the Blue podcast, the boys went LIVE moments after Michigan pulled off one of the most improbable victories in program history, defeating Western Michigan, 13-12, on a last-second Hail Mary. Jared and Andrew scrap the notes they had planned for the episode and fire from the hip in this emotionally charged […]
Michigan Football drops in ESPN FPI Rankings after WMU upset scare
Like all of us watching, ESPN’s College Football Power Index was not overly impressed with Michigan Football’s (1-0) narrow escape over Western Michigan (0-1) on Saturday night in Ann Arbor. The Wolverines deservedly dropped five spots to 20th overall in the rankings, with an 11.8 score, finding themselves sandwiched between BYU (14.1) and Pitt (11.6). […]
PFF grades, snap counts from Michigan’s narrow win over Western Michigan
Michigan’s 2026 season got off to about as dramatic a start as possible on Saturday night, as the Wolverines needed a 47-yard Hail Mary from Bryce Underwood to JJ Buchanan on the final play of the game to escape Western Michigan, 13-12. It certainly wasn’t the debut Kyle Whittingham and his staff envisioned. Michigan was […]
Michigan-WMU Hail Mary turned into instant classic t-shirt design
Michigan beat Western Michigan via an improbable Hail Mary on Saturday night — a 47-yard pass from Bryce Underwood to JJ Buchanan. And now there’s a really cool shirt to remember (fondly or negatively) the occasion. Our friends at Breaking T have a Hail Michigan shirt that has a diagram of the play. BUY HERE. […]
WMU HC Lance Taylor: ‘The refs did not cost us’ vs Michigan
For better or worse, the ending of the Michigan-Western Michigan game on Saturday night is the talk of college football today and will likely take up a ton of oxygen this week. The Hail Mary touchdown from Bryce Underwood to JJ Buchanan was an incredible play in and of itself, but the circumstances of said […]
Photo Gallery: Recruits take in Michigan Football’s season opening win
The first game of the season for Michigan Football saw a group of elite recruits come to campus. Various targets that visited who saw the game-ending thriller included a surprise appearance from a four-star linebacker, a four-star running back out of Ohio, a four-star Chicagoland offensive tackle who was offered on the day of his […]
JJ Buchanan breaks down ‘surreal’ game-winning TD in Michigan Football debut
In a postgame press conference, Michigan Wolverines wide receiver JJ Buchanan called his miraculous, game-winning play a “surreal moment” after he caught a 47-yard touchdown as time expired at Michigan Stadium on Saturday. “When I caught it, it was just relief,” Buchanan said. “It shouldn’t have been that close. It was just a surreal moment. […]
Kyle Whittingham evaluates Michigan QB Bryce Underwood’s ‘not outstanding’ game vs WMU
It was a hot start to season for Michigan quarterback Bryce Underwood, going 5-of-5 on Michigan’s first drive for 61 yards. Underwood capped off the opening drive with a QB sneak to put Michigan up 7-0. However, Michigan’s offense and Underwood became ineffective up until the last drive of the game. A 47-yard Hail Mary […]
Postgame Podcast: Reacting to Michigan’s controversial win vs WMU
The Michigan Wolverines opened the 2026 season in controversial fashion by beating Western Michigan at The Big House, 13-12, on Saturday night via a Hail Mary pass from Bryce Underwood to JJ Buchanan. On this week’s Postgame Podcast, Von Lozon reacts to the final play, as well as the entire game itself, and provides some […]
Handing out 4 game balls from Michigan Football’s win vs WMU
The Michigan Wolverines pulled off one of the most improbable wins in program history with a miraculous Hail Mary as time expired to beat the Western Michigan Broncos, 13-12. It was one of the more dramatic games in Michigan Stadium history, while also marking the debut of head coach Kyle Whittingham. Here are four players […]
Michigan fans react to Hail Mary win vs WMU to open 2026 season
It’s still a little tough to believe the Michigan Wolverines are 1-0 after a last-second win over Western Michigan. We asked the Maize n Brew community to sum up their reaction to the game in three words. You can still add your thoughts to the post on The Feed. Honestly, I was on social media […]
3 winners, 3 losers after Michigan’s last-second miracle win over Western Michigan
What just happened?! Michigan Football somehow managed to win its game over Western Michigan after the officiating crew added one second to the clock, giving the Wolverines one more play. QB Bryce Underwood threw it far enough, and WR JJ Buchanan went up and got it. The final score was 13-12. The performance was less […]
Western Michigan coach says clock ‘was past zeros’ on Michigan’s Hail Mary
On the NBC broadcast, it looked like Michigan’s Hail Mary attempt against Western Michigan resulted in an incompletion and the clock hitting zero. However, after review, a second was added back on the clock, and Michigan quarterback Bryce Underwood threw a 47-yard touchdown pass to JJ Buchanan on the Wolverines’ second Hail Mary attempt to […]
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