Michigan football flips Belleville QB Bryce Underwood from LSU
(CBS DETROIT) - The Michigan Wolverines will be bringing in a new force to the football team after flipping Belleville High School quarterback Bryce Underwood from LSU.
Coach Sherrone Moore shared a post on X that reported Underwood committed to Michigan. Moore shared a second post, saying, "YES SIR! The Best players in Michigan go to Michigan."
The No.1 recruit in the class of 2025 had been committed to the LSU Tigers since January 2024.
The flip comes as the Wolverines worked to reshape their team under Moore. In October, quarterback Jack Tuttle announced he was retiring to focus on his health.
Underwood and his family wore LSU jewelry in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, earlier this month when Alabama beat the Tigers 42-13.
Moore, whose debut season has been stunted by the lack of a productive quarterback, continued to recruit Underwood with the help of a name, image and likeness collective, and it paid off.
With a player as highly regarded as Underwood, NIL offers can reach $5 million to $10 million.
Michigan has partnered with a collective, Champions Circle, to create opportunities for athletes to make money, and the group responded to Underwood's commitment.
" We are very excited to keep Bryce home in Michigan as he continues to build his legacy," Nate Forbes, founding member and chairman of Champions Circle, said in a statement.
Underwood's commitment gives the defending national champion Wolverines a jolt of hope.