Bryce Underwood, who just turned 18, brings rare physical gifts to Michigan football at QB, standing 6 feet 4 and now 228 pounds, with a rocket arm.

Michigan football has named freshman Bryce Underwood its starting quarterback for Saturday’s season opener against New Mexico (7:30 p.m., NBC), a source confirmed to The Ann Arbor News/ MLive early Monday. Head coach Sherrone Moore will formally make the announcement during his Monday morning news conference in Ann Arbor, the source added.

The 6-4, 230-pound five-star prospect is only the fourth true freshman ever to start at quarterback for the Wolverines, joining Rick Leach (1975), Chad Henne (2004), and Tate Forcier (2009). With Underwood now set to lead the Wolverines,