Michigan's Bryce Underwood shuts down wildest social media rumors with truth
Rival fans will say just about anything they want about Michigan football and just hope that it's true.
Back in April, in the week leading up to the annual spring game, a still from a Bussin' with the Boys video showed freshman quarterback Bryce Underwood in an unflattering wide angle. Suddenly, college football social media was abuzz, mostly with Ohio State and Michigan State fans proclaiming that the first-year player and former No. 1 recruit in the country had fallen victim to the freshman 15.
However, even though that narrative quietly persists, Underwood put that rumor to rest the moment that he stepped out onto the field.
Thus, he told The Wolverine at the annual Champions Circle golf outing that that was the most egregious rumor started about him on social media.
"(That) I'm fat," Underwood said. "I just got off of social media, you feel me? That's kind of low key -- I was just sitting there confused because it gets to a point. It's cool though."
One thing is true, however: Underwood has gained 15 pounds, according to him earlier this month. However, unlike the rival narratives, it isn't fat that he gained now that the 6-foot-4 quarterback is 230 pounds.
The college football world will be properly set right on August 30 when the Wolverines host New Mexico for the 2025 season opener.
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