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QB Mikey Keene's Health Status Gets Update From Michigan Football Insider
QB Mikey Keene's Health Status Gets Update From Michigan Football Insider originally appeared on Athlon Sports. The Michigan Wolverines revamped their quarterback room this offseason with the additions of five-star prospect Bryce Underwood and Fresno State transfer Mikey Keene, who are expected to battle for the starting job this fall. Advertisement Keene showed off his skills at the Big House in Ann Arbor during last season's opener for the Bulldogs and Wolverines, giving Sherrone Moore a taste of the type of player he could become in a winged helmet. On Thursday, Keene's recent injury status was revealed by a Michigan insider, and it's good news for Wolverines fans and the Wolverines quarterback room headed toward the fall football season. Mikey Keene throws as a defender hangs on during a Nov. 30, 2025 game at UCLA. © Robert Hanashiro-Imagn Images "I think Mikey Keene is starting to heal up, I talked to Chip Lindsey today, the offensive coordinator, and he said, he's back healthy, he's throwing a little bit, and he had an upper body injury that really limited him, so I suppose he could come out of nowhere and all of a sudden pick up the offense, having worked with Chip Lindsey before, and just wowing everybody to the point where, 'Okay, he's the guy," Chris Balas said in an interview on X, going on to state that Bryce Underwood is still the favorite to start. Advertisement Keene had 2,892 passing yards last season along with 18 touchdown passes and 11 interceptions on a Bulldogs offense that lacked playmakers. Michigan has a similar question mark at wide receiver and is in need of a new go-to guy at the position. If Keene and Underwood are able to develop their skills, and raise the level of play of those around them, the Wolverines could find themselves with a far superior passing attack this season. Related: Michigan Insider Delivers Striking Verdict on Bryce Underwood Before 2025 Season This story was originally reported by Athlon Sports on Jun 12, 2025, where it first appeared.
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19-03-2025
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Projecting Michigan football spring ball 2025 offense depth chart two-deep
Projecting Michigan football spring ball 2025 offense depth chart two-deep While the Michigan football defense doesn't have a ton of questions, the offense absolutely does. There's a new offensive coordinator in Chip Lindsey, there will likely be a new starting quarterback, new faces at the skill positions (namely transfers) and an offensive line that has a lot of questions that demand answers. Spring will provide an opportunity for the Wolverines to figure out what they have on the offensive side of the ball, namely at quarterback. But some other positions, like running back, will be looking to figure out who can provide depth. Wide receiver needs playmakers and is wide open. With that in mind, here is our spring ball depth chart with the first practice having started on Tuesday. Quarterback Starter Backup Mikey Keene (or) Bryce Underwood Jadyn Davis This is the way we see it: Underwood is going to have to earn the starting job in order to be the first man out on Aug. 30. And Mikey Keene, though not as talented, knows everything to do in terms of pre-snap and the speed of the game that Underwood doesn't. Spring ball should help him get ahead of the curve, certainly, but for now, we can't pick between the two. But we believe it will be between the two. Running back Starters Backup Justice Haynes Jordan Marshall This will likely be a co-starter situation, but we give the edge to Haynes over Marshall, despite the impressive ReliaQuest Bowl performance for the now-second-year player. The bigger question is who the third back will be and for now, we'd say it's Benjamin Hall, but Micah Ka'apana could have a say. Wide receiver Starters Backups Donaven McCulley Peyton O'Leary Semaj Morgan Andrew Marsh Kendrick Bell Amorion Walker This might look a lot different after spring ball as Michigan will be getting UMass transfer Anthony Simpson in, and with the reset with Chip Lindsey taking over at offensive coordinator, every player will have an opportunity. We'd like to see Walker take a big step forward, as well as the two sophomores -- Channing Goodwin and I'Marion Stewart -- but for now, this is close to what we think the group looks like. Tight ends Starters Backups Marlin Klein Zack Marshall Hogan Hansen Brady Prieskorn Max Bredeson (FB) Jalen Hoffmann (FB) We'd like to see Deakon Tonielli make a move, but he hasn't yet appeared in two years. Thus, we're giving a nod to Prieskorn to get involved. Klein and Hansen are likely entrenched as starters, as is team captain Bredeson at fullback. Eli Owens could get involved in heavy packages, as well. Offensive line Starters Backups LT: Nathan Efobi Andrew Babalola LG: Evan Link Luke Hamilton C: Greg Crippen Jake Guarnera RG: Giovanni El-Hadi Avery Gach RT: Andrew Sprague Blake Frazier We'd slot incoming transfer Lawrence Hattar for Gach, but he doesn't arrive until summer. We'd like to see Connor Jones make a move, and it wouldn't be surprising either to see Brooks Bahr -- who switched from defensive line last year -- to make a move into the two deep. Link very well could be the starting tackle, but with some questions across the board, we're moving him inside and putting Efobi in as a starter for now. This group definitely has question marks.
