When fall camp rolls around for Michigan, it’ll include a quarterback room consisting of true freshman Bryce Underwood, Fresno State transfer Mikey Keene, redshirt freshman Jadyn Davis, and true freshman Chase Herbstreit, while Davis Warren will still be recovering from a torn ACL.
The Wolverines may add depth at quarterback, as they just hosted ECU transfer Jake Garcia.
Garcia’s been a traveling man in his college days, starting out with the Miami Hurricanes for two seasons (2021-22), then transferring to Missouri (2023) before transferring to East Carolina (2024) last season. Despite being a former top-50 recruit, Garcia’s career hasn’t reaped many fruits to this point. Garcia threw for eight touchdowns and 12 interceptions last season at ECU for 1,426 yards with a 60.2 completion percentage. HIs only other action came with Miami, where he tallied 950 passing yards with seven touchdowns and four interceptions with a 61.2 completion percentage.
Pete Nakos of On3 Sports has predicted that Garcia will commit to Michigan. If Garcia does indeed become a Wolverine, he’d likely be veteran depth and not perceived as a legitimate starting option. Garcia wasn’t ranked in the top 1,000 transfer players by On3 Sports.
Even if Garcia isn’t a threat to push for QB1, he’d be welcomed depth for a Michigan QB room that’s a bit thin. However, when it comes to who will be Michigan’s starting quarterback in Week 1 against New Mexico, it’s bound to come down to Bryce Underwood and Mikey Keene.