Steve Wiltfong weighs in on Michigan football's recruitment of Bryce Underwood

The secret is about Michigan football making a push to flip five-star quarterback Bryce Underwood, who is committed to LSU but is from Belleville, Michigan.

The Wolverines were one of the top teams in his recruitment but they couldn't overcome LSU, who had Jayden Daniels at the time and a high-powered offense. LSU also had a big advantage in terns of NIL, which no longer seems to be the case.

One of the fascinating things about the Underwood recruitment is that it shows Michigan football is serious about NIL now. Maybe that has to do with Dave Portnoy, but it probably goes beyond that and all the things Sherrone Moore has been adding and building on the recruiting side of things is starting to pay off.

Even without Underwood, Michigan football just landed its first five-star commitment since 2022. The Wolverines have more top-100 commitment in this class than the previous two combined and they could be adding a couple more. Shamari Earls, a top-100 cornerback committed to Georgia has been projected to flip by Steve Wiltfong and others.

Wiltfong has also weighed in on the Underwood recruitment calling it "one to monitor" going forward. He confirmed, along with others, that Michigan football is in contact with the five-star quarterback who is ranked No. 1 overall in the 2025 class according to the 247 Sports composite rankings.

Michigan football even had staffers at Underwood's game on Friday night. Plus, Andrew Marsh, a top-100 wide receiver commitment of U-M's in the 2025 class was there too.

That's a really good sign and you wonder if this might happen. It's fun to think about and there's no question that it would be a program-changing commitment if it does.