
Brayden Fowler-Nicolosi does not attempt a forward pass for Michigan in a 2026 regular-season game.
Tommy Carr attempts at least one forward pass for Michigan in the September 12, 2026 game against Oklahoma.
Kyle Whittingham conditioned his starting quarterback's job in public at his Oklahoma-week press conference on Monday morning, saying Bryce Underwood is Michigan's quarterback right now and that the job is not something that's infinite. The quarterback room behind Underwood is one true freshman: Whittingham put the practice split at 80-20 and said Tommy Carr is the only other quarterback who gets reps. Underwood was 12 of 22 for 170 yards, a touchdown and an interception in a 13-12 win over Western Michigan. The opponent on Saturday is the one he completed 9 of 24 against in Norman last September, the lowest completion rate of the fourteen college games he has played.

At his first Big Ten Media Days, Whittingham said Tommy Carr is Michigan's backup quarterback without a doubt, putting a true freshman who has never taken a college snap ahead of Brayden Fowler-Nicolosi, who threw 969 passes at Colorado State. In the same session he said Bryce Underwood arrived not nearly as fundamentally sound as he needed to be, and pointed at how the position was staffed in 2025, when the offensive coordinator carried the quarterbacks title as well. Camp opens August 5.
