The biggest bust of the entire 2025 class came Thursday as a five-star quarterback Bryce Underwood changed his commitment from LSU to Michigan.
The stakes of this promise cannot be underestimated – for both programs.
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LSU had an excellent spot in Belleville, Mich., ranked second overall in the 2025 class as of January, and it looked like the Tigers might hold off a late pursuit of the Wolverines, especially after recently visiting Baton Rouge, but that wasn’t the case. the case.
Michigan was in desperate need of a quarterback in this class as the Wolverines have struggled so much offensively this season.
Four star Carter Smith waived by the Wolverines in recent weeks — as Underwood’s recruiting heats up even more — and now Wisconsin is the favorite in his recruitment.
A five-star that could still fight for first place in the class – it’s just behind Ohio State to commit Tavien St. Clair – has the ability to step in immediately and become a starter at Michigan next season.
During his recruitment, Underwood was lukewarm on the Wolverines.
Ohio State was a school he communicated with a bunch, but the Buckeyes committed from 5-star St. Clair in the state, and that led the Belleville standout to commit to LSU.
His relationship with the offensive coordinator Joe Sloan remained strong throughout his recruitment, but things have started to tilt in Michigan’s favor in recent days.
The feeling was that people around Underwood started getting on the field at Michigan first, and then the five-star quarterback decided it was the best move for him, too.
There was a chance that Underwood would visit Michigan this weekend for a game against Northwest and do a flip in The Big House, but on Thursday it was revealed that the big move had happened.
Underwood’s news comes just hours after the five-star quarterback Julian Lewiswhich was committed USC for more than a year, committed Colorado earlier on Thursday. A four-star quarterback a few days ago Hussain Longstreet overturned from Texas A&M to Trojan horses.
The quarterback domino may be far from over. The Aggies are still searching for a quarterback this recruiting cycle, and so is LSU after Underwood’s decision.
Maybe the Michigan coach Sherrone Moore he knew more than he had recently revealed. When asked about Michigan’s quarterback recruiting situation at a recruiting press conference, the Michigan coach smiled softly and said:
“We’ll be fine.”
Michigan is more than fine after forcing Underwood to flip.
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