Tommy Carr starts at QB and Bryce Underwood stands on sideline for Michigan against No. 6 Indiana

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Lage, L. (2026, October 24). Tommy Carr starts at QB and Bryce Underwood stands on sideline for Michigan against No. 6 Indiana. Toronto Star. https://www.thestar.com/sports/football/tommy-carr-starts-at-qb-and-bryce-underwood-stands-on-sideline-for-michigan-against-no-6-indiana/article_d6f47d71-0055-51d1-b314-5e7e28ea77e3.html

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Toronto Star · collected 2026-10-24 · by Larry Lage

Quick Summary

Tommy Carr started at quarterback for Michigan in their game against No. 6 Indiana, with Bryce Underwood on the sidelines during Saturday's match. Carr struggled initially, losing a fumble and throwing an interception that led to two field goals for Indiana, giving them an early lead. However, he later rallied by leading two touchdown drives in the third quarter and scoring a crucial rushing touchdown late in the fourth quarter, securing Michigan’s 21-18 victory.
Written locally by qwen2.5:14b on 2026-10-24, using this article's own text rather than the other coverage of the same event (that is the story summary below).

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Story summary

From the articles provided, several key points about Tommy Carr's performance for Michigan against No. 6 Indiana can be highlighted:

In summary, while Tommy Carr showed promise during a critical moment by coming off the bench earlier, his overall performance against Indiana was less impactful due to turnovers and defensive pressures, contributing significantly to Michigan's loss.

Written for “Michigan Benches Bryce Underwood” on 2026-10-25, grounded in this article and the 8 other(s) covering the same event.

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📰 Michigan Benches Bryce Underwood
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New York Post · 0.89 cosine similarity
⚖️ leaning not scored 🔴 0% hedged 0 of 19 📰 publisher trust 66
“Both articles describe Tommy Carr starting at quarterback for Michigan against Indiana, with Bryce Underwood as backup/sitting out, on the same specific date and game.”
New York Post
⚖️ leaning not scored 🔴 0% hedged 0 of 14 📰 publisher trust 66
“Both articles describe the exact game where Tommy Carr started as quarterback for Michigan against No. 6 Indiana, with Bryce Underwood sitting on the sideline.”
Toronto Star
⚖️ leaning not scored 🔴 0% hedged 0 of 20 📰 publisher trust 64
“Both articles describe the same football game between No. 6 Indiana and Michigan, with details that align to a single occurrence.”
Toronto Star
⚖️ leaning not scored 🔴 0% hedged 0 of 11 📰 publisher trust 64
“Both articles describe the same football game between Michigan and No. 6 Indiana on October 24, 2026, reporting different aspects of the identical match.”
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Toronto Star · 9572 article(s) · 26 correction(s) detected
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Who wrote this

Larry Lage
14 article(s) here · 1 carrying a prediction
🔮 Michigan coach Kyle Whittingham declined to say who he would start Saturday at his news conference earlier in the week, but Hoosiers coach Curt Cignetti said he assumed Carr would start.
🔮 This Saturday, the Hoosiers (6-1, 3-1 Big Ten) are favored by seven points against Michigan (4-2, 1-2) in the Big House and are expected to win two straight in the series for the first time since 1958-59. “They’ll be feeling pretty good about themselves after that,” he said.
🔮 Maybe not, but the nine-time All-Star was impressive and earned a spot in rarified air, The NBA scoring record for a debut was set by Kyrie Irving in 2019, when he had 50 with the Brooklyn Nets.
🔮 It might not have happened if first-year coach Kyle Whittingham didn’t agree to bench Bryce Underwood at halftime and to give Carr a chance to turn around a lackluster offense and perhaps fire up a listless team.
🔮 Underwood also predicted he would win “a couple Heismans and at least one natty,” in an interview on “The Rich Eisen Show,” shortly after signing with Michigan.
🔮 While TV replays appeared to show he was not offside, Fitzgerald could not challenge the call.
🔮 Pistons general manager Trajan Langdon said last May that the team wanted to sign the All-Star center to a contract extension, but the two sides had not reached an agreement ahead of media day on Monday afternoon.
🔮 Bryce Underwood threw a 49-yard touchdown pass to JJ Buchanan early in the fourth quarter — their second scoring connection of the game — but the Wolverines (3-1, 0-1) could not make enough plays on both sides of the ball to hold on for the win.
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Topics

Hoosiers Indiana Michigan Penn State Wolverines

Subjects

Carr PERSON · 3× Michigan GPE · 3× Underwood PERSON · 3× Wolverines ORG · 3× Hoosiers ORG · 2× Indiana ORG · 2× Penn State ORG · 2× Tommy Carr PERSON · 2× ANN ARBOR GPE · 1× Mich. GPE · 1×

Narrative

Tommy Carr led two touchdown drives in the third quarter, and his 12-yard touchdown run on third-and-9 late in the fourth quarter gave the Wolverines a two-score lead in a game they won 21-18 against the Nittany Lions.
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🔮 Michigan coach Kyle Whittingham declined to say who he would start Saturday at his news conference earlier in the week, but Hoosiers coach Curt Cignetti said he assumed Carr would start.

Claims (11 extracted, 0 hedged)

Michigan quarterback Tommy Carr took the first snap while Bryce Underwood stood on the sideline against No. 6 Indiana on Saturday. asserted
Underwood → take → Saturday
Carr, the grandson of College Football Hall of Famers and the brother of Notre Dame quarterback CJ Carr, started a week after replacing Underwood in the second half of last week’s win over Penn State. asserted
Carr → start → State
He got off to a rough start, losing a fumble on an ill-advised pitch in the first quarter and throwing an interception in the second quarter to set the Hoosiers up for two field goals and a 6-0 lead. asserted
He → get → goals
Underwood took one snap on Michigan’s fourth drive and lost 1 yard on a run in the second quarter. asserted
Underwood → take → quarter
Tommy Carr led two touchdown drives in the third quarter, and his 12-yard touchdown run on third-and-9 late in the fourth quarter gave the Wolverines a two-score lead in a game they won 21-18 against the Nittany Lions. asserted
they → lead → Lions
Underwood threw two interceptions in the second quarter last week, increasing his total to six to surpass his five touchdown passes. asserted
Underwood → throw → passes
The sophomore was the nation’s No. 1 recruit last season and is making millions each year with NIL deals and revenue sharing. asserted
sophomore → make → deals
Michigan coach Kyle Whittingham declined to say who he would start Saturday at his news conference earlier in the week, but Hoosiers coach Curt Cignetti said he assumed Carr would start. asserted
Carr → decline → week
Last week, Carr helped the offensively challenged Wolverines click when they had the ball, and a defense that has been solid for much of the season played even better against Penn State. asserted
that → help → State
His grandfathers are Lloyd Carr, who led the Wolverines to the 1997 national title, and Tom Curtis, who was an All-America defensive back. asserted
who → lead → title
His brother, CJ, attended the game against Indiana while the Fighting Irish had an off week. asserted
Irish → attend → week
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