The Wolverine: Covering University of Michigan Football and Sports
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❱ INSIDE MICHIGAN ATHLETICS 1 , 158 Defensive snaps for Washington Commanders defensive back MIKE SAINRISTIL, tied with Phil- adelphia Eagles standout Cooper DeJean for the most among NFL rookie cornerbacks. The former two-time captain at Michigan posted 93 tackles and 2 interceptions in the regular season, before recording 11 stops and 2 picks in three postseason games. Both of his inter- ceptions in the playoffs came in a win over the Detroit Lions. PHOTO COURTESY MICHIGAN ATHLETICS PHOTO COURTESY WASHINGTON COMMANDERS 3 3 Michigan football players were listed with Heisman Trophy odds in FanDuel Sportsbook's first release for 2025: freshman quarterback Bryce Underwood (+6,000), graduate quarterback Mikey Keene (+10,000) and junior running back Justice Haynes (+18,000). 8.5 Is the over/under win total for Michigan football in the 2025 regular season, ac- cording to FanDuel Sportsbook. That's the fourth- highest among Big Ten teams, behind Ohio State (10.5), Oregon (10.5) and Penn State (9.5). Also listed were Indiana (8.5), USC (7.5) and Iowa (6.5). 24 McDonald's All-Americans in Michigan basketball pro- gram history, with four-star signee TREY MCKENNEY being the latest. The No. 16 overall player in the na- tion in the 2025 class per the On3 Industry Ranking, McKenney is the Wolverines' first "Burger Boy" since Kobe Bufkin, Moussa Diabate and Caleb Houstan in 2021. Football is what I want to do, so there's really no balancing. Other 17-year-olds want to party and stuff, but that's not my biggest worry and thing I want to do. I love football, and that's what I focus on." — Freshman quarterback BRYCE UNDERWOOD on balancing being a kid with college football They just kinda sat right there, staring at us, talking trash. And it was just like, 'Who do y'all think y'all are? We're not scared of y'all, anything like that.' When we got back into the locker room, you could just feel the energy. Everyone was in there turnt — every- body, all the way to the coaches. You would've thought the game was already at halftime, but it was pregame. When we came out through the tunnel, it was no turning back from there. You could hear the music blasting, and you look around and it's all of your brothers. We're walking into enemy territory, and it's just like, 'Oh, yeah, this is a good feeling.' One thing about playing in that stadium, it just feels different. Going out, it felt like a great moment. It felt so great. From the snap of the ball, we just knew we had 'em." — Senior edge Derrick Moore discussing trash talk from Ohio State before going to the locker room for the final time ahead of the 13-10 win in Columbus (via "Blue By Ninety" podcast) MARCH 2025 ❱ THE WOLVERINE 17 He has an explosive arm that is capa- ble of attacking all areas of the field. There has been a legitimate 'wow factor' to watching him throw the ball on Friday nights, dating all the way back to his freshman season as a 14-year-old at Belleville (Mich.) High. The ball jumps out of his hand in a way that immediately catches your eye. Underwood generates considerable torque to uncoil his long arms, resulting in a whippy motion that pro- duces very high RPM's on the football. He easily pushes the ball 60+ yards downfield." — On3 director of scouting and rankings Charles Power on five-star plus+ quarterback signee Bryce Underwood Love Mike, man. He's up at the top of my top players to ever play at the University of Michigan." — Former Michigan Heisman Trophy winner and current FOX NFL analyst Charles Woodson on Mike Sainristil PHOTO COURTESY ON3