Michigan offensive breakdown with Al Borges (week 3) - CMU recap; Nebraska preview

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🗓️ 17 September 2025

⏱️ 69 minutes

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In this week's episode Al Borges and Sam Webb discussed Michigan's offensive performance in its 63-3 victory over Central Michigan, focusing on the aggressive approach with freshman quarterback Bryce Underwood. Underwood scrambled for six of his nine runs highlighting the likely instruction from the coaching staff to not hesitate to pull the ball down whenever there was a question on a passing play. Borges noted the importance of streamlining passing concepts for Underwood so he can grow in the passing game week to week, Borges also broke down the Wolverines’ newfound emphasis on the stretch play on Chip Lindsey’s watch and explained its impact on nakeds. Borges also detailed several key plays including a beautiful flood route as and a quarterback counter for a touchdown. He gave the offense an overall grade of B+, with improvements expected against Nebraska.

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0:00.0	And welcome folks to another edition of the Michigan Football Breakdown focused on the offense with Al Borges.
0:07.8	And we are breaking down a Michigan victory, an expected Michigan victory.
0:12.5	But this was an important game from an approach standpoint.
0:17.0	When Michigan get more aggressive with its freshman quarterback?
0:22.6	That was the question coming out of the Oklahoma game.
0:27.0	Would its identity be tied up in quarterback dependency or quarterback dependence?
0:32.8	Well, Mr. Borges, it would seem that the answer to both of those questions is resounding, yes.
0:40.0	How are you this afternoon, my friend?
0:42.5	I'm wonderful, Sam. How about you? You doing all right?
0:45.8	Hey, man. No rest for the weary, as they say.
0:48.2	Well, I know, Sam, you go, go, and doggone it. Sometimes you run out of gas.
0:53.3	Yeah, yeah, man. I just feel back up just feel back up
0:56.2	i got a you know a pretty tall you know it's a pretty and i think there's 16 ounces of red bull yeah
1:02.8	you know 16 ounces of red bull got a the coke over here hey man we just caffeine it up al
1:09.3	caffeine i know after a while we got to hit you over the head with a baseball bat.
1:12.7	It's unbelievable.
1:14.6	Yeah, got to make it happen for the people.
1:18.1	And so, you know, especially coming off of last week's game where, you know, it was conspicuous.
1:24.8	The absence of Bryce Underwood's legs from the game plan.
1:31.0	Well, they were in attendance this week.
1:34.7	Yeah, they were there present and accounted for this week.
1:37.8	Yeah, it was completely, oh, look at that. See, Sam. That keeps him charged.
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