Michigan vs. Oklahoma live updates: Game score, analysis as Bryce Underwood leads Wolverines to face Sooners

End 1Q: Oklahoma 7, Michigan 0

John Mateer has been impressive, but his first mistake was a significant one: a misfire down the field that was intercepted by Michigan's TJ Metcalf.

The Wolverines get another shot here at their own 38-yard line.

Mateer is 7 of 12 for 114 yards and one touchdown with one interception. He's also rushed four times for 14 yards and is the Sooners' leading rusher.

Late 1Q: Oklahoma 7, Michigan 0

Bryce Underwood showed why he's so dangerous on third-and-10 late in the first quarter. He scrambled right, ran upfield, but just as the cornerbacks and linebackers started to crash down on him, he fired the ball to Donaven McCulley, who sped upfield for a 38-yard gain to put the Wolverines in Oklahoma territory for the first time today.

Oklahoma, however, is laying the smack down. On back-to-back plays, receivers were cracked — both resulting in drops.

Earlier, Underwood overshot a receiver so badly that the ball was nearly picked off by Gentry Williams.

The Sooners' defense deserves a lot of credit for mostly keeping Underwood in check, but flashes of brilliance — particularly his side-arm whip shots on screens — are evident. He's 4 of 6 passing for 51 yards.

Early 1Q: Oklahoma, Michigan 0

Oklahoma marched down the field on the first possession with relative ease, thanks primarily to quarterback John Mateer's arm and legs.

The quarterback completed 4 of 6 passes for 53 yards, including a 9-yarder to Deion Burks to take a 7-0 lead with 10 minutes remaining in the opening quarter.

Michigan did well in the trenches for the most part against the run, but Mateer was able to buy time and also pick up 14 yards on the ground, including an 8-yard run. The Sooners' receivers were getting open.

Tight end Jaren Kanak had an amazing one-handed grab down the middle of the field for a 31-yard gain to spark the touchdown drive.

Let's see what Michigan freshman Bryce Underwood can do on his first possession.

Jadyn Ott played only four snaps last week in Oklahoma's season opener, casting questions about his health heading into this showdown with Michigan.

Those doubts were erased 17 minutes before kickoff when the Cal transfer was announced as the Sooners' starting running back. Ott had one carry for negative yardage last week.

Ott was one of the more coveted players in the transfer portal in the offseason, but quickly chose the Sooners after leaving Cal.

When Oklahoma Sooners made a splash late in the transfer portal cycle by adding former California Golden Bears star running back Jaydn Ott during the spring window, it came with the expectation that the No. 50 overall player in the 247Sports transfer rankings would make an immediate impact.

However, on OU's initial depth chart, Ott was listed as the third-string running back behind Jovantae Barnes and Tory Blaylock. In his debut at Oklahoma last weekend, Ott logged just four snaps during his team's 35-3 win over Illinois State Redbirds. He rushed one time for minus-3 yards and was targeted once in the passing game by quarterback John Mateer but it was incomplete.

Oklahoma coach Brent Venables explains transfer RB Jaydn Ott's lack of production in Sooners opener

Cameron Salerno

The Michigan Wolverines passing offense was among the worst among power conference teams in 2024, but freshman phenom Bryce Underwood showed Saturday why the Wolverines broke the bank to bring him to Ann Arbor to turn around their offensive fortunes.

Underwood completed 21 of 31 passes for 251 yards and one touchdown in No. 15 Michigan's 34-17 win over New Mexico Lobos on Saturday, and put some incredible throws on tape that showed a level of skill well beyond his years. This week Michigan will face a stiffer test from No. 18 Oklahoma Sooners, as Underwood will get his first taste of what life is like on the road when the Wolverines meet the Sooners in Norman.

Oklahoma coach Brent Venables is known for being a defensive mastermind, and when asked this week about Underwood, he noted some similarities between the freshman star and another top QB prospect his defense went up against in practice each week when he was the defensive coordinator at Clemson Tigers, via ESPN.

"He's a little different," Venables said. "It reminds me a lot of a Trevor Lawrence. Quick. Decisive. Accurate. Poised. Tough. Consistent. There's a reason he was the No. 1 player in America. And he's got a maturity and a work ethic and leadership agility to go along with that."

Michigan freshman Bryce Underwood reminds Oklahoma coach Brent Venables of former Clemson star quarterback

Robby Kalland

When No. 18 Oklahoma Sooners and No. 15 Michigan Wolverines clash this Saturday in Norman, the Sooners will be led by a transfer quarterback. They paid millions for John Mateer, and in many ways, his addition from Washington State Cougars represents the current philosophy of quarterback management on the Power Four level when there's even an ounce of concern about the internal options -- go get a transfer.

Of the 67 Power Four quarterbacks to start for their team in Week 0 of Week 1, 43 of them (64.2%) were transfers.

But the QB on the other side of Saturday's matchup, Bryce Underwood, might signal the cyclical return of a different trend.

Underwood was the No. 1 recruit in the 2025 class, per the 247Sports rankings. But he's just one of four true freshmen passers to start from Day 1. Underwood was joined by Maryland Terrapins Malik Washington, Cal's Jaron-Keawe Sagapolutele and BYU Cougars Bear Bachmeier.

Money, politics among reasons teams have turned to true freshmen QBs in 2025 -- with another wave on the way

Chris Hummer

Michigan quarterback Bryce Underwood kicked off his collegiate career with a bang, completing 67.7% of his passes for 251 yards and one touchdown with no interceptions in a 34-17 victory over New Mexico in Week 1.

However, things are about to get significantly more difficult for the top-ranked recruit from the 2025 class, as the Wolverines face No. 18 Oklahoma on the road this Saturday.

The Sooners opened their season with a commanding 35-3 victory over Illinois State in Week 1, and the CBS Sports College Football Insiders crew identified several reasons Michigan Wolverines could struggle in Memorial Stadium on Saturday.

"Venables as a play caller going up against a true freshman is going to be a very interesting watch on Saturday," Chris Hummer of CBS Sports and 247Sports said Tuesday on College Football Insiders. "Venables is one of the most creative play-callers in the country in terms of generating pressure."

Venables, in fact, is 21-5 against freshman quarterbacks (true or redshirt) dating back to the beginning of his tenure as Clemson Tigers defensive coordinator and spanning through his current gig (18-1 at Clemson, 3-4 at Oklahoma Sooners). In those games against Venables, the freshman QBs have helmed offenses that averaged 20.2 points per game. Whether they were 18 or 19 years old, the freshman classification is a telling filter: QBs on their first run of extensive college action, with limited experience in various defensive looks, are all the same.

Brent Venables eats freshman QBs alive, which means a 'trial by fire' for Michigan's Bryce Underwood

Grant Hughes

College football's game of the week highlighting the Week 2 action pits a pair of storied programs against each other, as No. 15 Michigan Wolverines heads to No. 18 Oklahoma Sooners for a seismic Big Ten vs. SEC clash. It's just the second time the Wolverines and Sooners have ever played and the first meeting since 1976 between the pair of historic powers.

Both teams enter still shrouded in mystery after Week 1 victories against overmatched opponents that featured some flaws. But no one is a finished product after one game, and these squads each harbor College Football Playoff aspirations that will become far more realistic with a Week 2 victory.

Michigan vs. Oklahoma prediction, pick, odds, spread: Bryce Underwood, John Mateer headline Week 2 clash

David Cobb

Believe it or not, Michigan and Oklahoma are meeting for just the second time in their long, storied history.

The last time the two programs met was in 1976 at the Orange Bowl, and that almost didn't happen. The Big Ten limited bowl appearances to only one Big Ten team until the 1975 regular season. The Wolverines' only loss in the regular season was against Big Ten champion Ohio State, but thanks to a rule change in the preseason, the Sooners were able to accept an invitation to face Big Eight co-champion Oklahoma in the Orange Bowl.

Oklahoma, the defending national champions, suffered its first loss ever in the Barry Switzer era earlier that season against Kansas. Switzer entered the Orange Bowl with a 32-1-1 record as Oklahoma's head coach. The program was also fresh off a two-year bowl ban, making the showdown with the Wolverines even more special.

The No. 3 Sooners beat the No. 5 Wolverines 14-6 despite losing three fumbles.

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