The largest flip of the whole 2025 class occurred Thursday as five-star quarterback Bryce Underwood modified his dedication from LSU to Michigan.
The stakes of this pledge can’t be understated – for each applications.
LSU had the Belleville, Mich., standout who’s ranked second total within the 2025 class dedicated since January and it seemed just like the Tigers would possibly be capable to maintain off a late pursuit by the Wolverines particularly after he not too long ago visited Baton Rouge however that was not the case.
Michigan desperately wanted a quarterback on this class because the Wolverines have had so many offensive points this season.
4-star Carter Smith decommitted from the Wolverines in current weeks – because the Underwood recruitment heated up much more – and now Wisconsin is the favourite in his recruitment.
The five-star who may nonetheless struggle for the No. 1 total spot within the class – he’s behind solely Ohio State commit Tavien St. Clair – has the power to step in straight away and turn out to be Michigan’s starter subsequent season.
All through his recruitment, Underwood was lukewarm on the Wolverines.
Ohio State was a college he had communicated with a bunch however the Buckeyes took a pledge from in-state five-star St. Clair and that led the Belleville standout to make his dedication to LSU.
His relationship with offensive coordinator Joe Sloan remained sturdy all through his recruitment however over the previous couple of days issues began to tip in Michigan’s favor.
The sensation was that the folks round Underwood began getting on board with the Michigan pitch first after which the five-star quarterback determined it was the perfect transfer for him as properly.
There was an opportunity Underwood would go to Michigan this weekend for its sport in opposition to Northwestern and make the flip at The Large Home but it surely got here out Thursday that the massive transfer was taking place.
Underwood’s information comes out simply hours after five-star quarterback Julian Lewis, who had been dedicated to USC for greater than a yr, dedicated to Colorado earlier on Thursday. Days in the past, four-star quarterback Husan Longstreet flipped from Texas A&M to the Trojans.
The quarterback dominoes won’t almost be over. The Aggies are nonetheless in the hunt for a quarterback this recruiting cycle and so, too, is LSU after Underwood’s choice.
Possibly Michigan coach Sherrone Moore knew greater than he was letting on not too long ago. When requested at a recruiting information convention about Michigan’s quarterback recruiting state of affairs, the Michigan coach set free a small grin and stated:
“We’ll be fantastic.”
Michigan is greater than fantastic after getting Underwood to flip.
