Bryce Underwood secretly visited Michigan Football Club before committing

It was a shock in itself when Michigan waived five-star quarterback and No. 1 overall prospect in the 2025 cycle in LSU’s Bryce Underwood. But it was truly shocking to see it happen out of the blue on Thursday night. However, according to Matt Zenitz and John Talty of CBS Sports, Underwood was in Ann Arbor on Wednesday for a secret meeting with Sherron Moore and the Wolverines.

Underwood traveled with Belleville and Michigan teammate Elijah Dotson, according to the report. Coach Moore assigned Underwood to shadow him throughout the day, sit in on meetings and provide insight into what Michigan was doing.

“Moore had a blue-chip quarterback who shadowed him throughout the day, allowed him to sit in on meetings and gave him a detailed look at everything the Wolverines were doing. Those days on campus essentially decided the day for Michigan.”

As reported throughout the process, Moore was the main person leading the recruitment of Underwood. But it won’t be easy. Sure, Underwood was committed to LSU and showed loyalty to Brian Kelly and Joe Sloan, but Michigan never left – because it had some catching up to do.

Underwood, who grew up wanting to play for Michigan, felt slighted by former head coach Jim Harbaugh and quarterbacks coach Matt Weiss, who didn’t make Underwood feel like a priority. Belleville’s top product said the Wolverines went south in search of their future quarterback instead of looking for what they have in their backyard – Underwood himself.

“It capped months of aggressive behind-the-scenes work led by Moore and general manager Sean Magee as they navigated a relationship that was severely damaged by Underwood, who grew up wanting to play at Michigan but didn’t get made. feel like former Wolverines head coach Jim Harbaugh and former Michigan quarterbacks coach Matt Weiss are a priority early in their high school careers.”

After Wednesday’s visit, the rest is history. Underwood went home and talked to his family, and they felt that Michigan had exceeded everyone’s expectations and that the Wolverines were the best fit for Underwood. With LSU having its own issues, Underwood can now truly become a hometown hero by ending up in Ann Arbor and leading Michigan back to the promised land.

According to the same report, Michigan will still be looking for a transfer guard to compete with Underwood and allow the future recruit to learn under him. This was conveyed to Underwood and his family supported it.

Underwood doesn’t have to start Day 1, but the No. 1 prospect is extremely talented and it wouldn’t be a shock if he starts for the Corn and Blue when they open 2025 with New Mexico.

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