Michigan football shocked the world, broke the internet, became the main story of college football, and all it took was keeping a homegrown kid home.
It wasn’t that simple to get 2025 Belleville (Mich.) five-star quarterback Bryce Underwood to defect from his LSU commitment in favor of the local Michigan Wolverines, but Sherrone Moore and the staff mobilized the donors with NIL in a way that has never been done before in Ann Arbor, and went on the quietest full-court press you’ll ever see in college football recruiting. Underwood flipped from the Tigers and the news thrust Michigan into the limelight amid a season where it had also been, but for the wrong reasons.
The national media had a lot to say about the Underwood commitment. Here are five reactions from national outlets or personalities discussing what Michigan is getting and more.
On3’s Charles Power
Power wrote a long piece describing what makes Underwood particularly special. Though he mentioned his elite arm talent and ability to run, he sees a complete package that’s a game-changer in the same vein as Trevor Lawrence was for Clemson.
247Sports’ Allen Trieu
Trieu noted the historical context for the Wolverines as well as the need for Sherrone Moore to land an elite quarterback, but again, his traits are what stand out the most.
ESPN’s Tom Luginbill
Luginbill shared why Underwood is the No. 1 player in the country according to ESPN as well as how he fits at Michigan, but the most interesting part of the piece, again, is why he believes Underwood is so good.
Josh Pate
In the above video, Pate shares his thoughts about how meteoric of a pickup this is for Michigan football as well as why it’s so devastating for LSU.
CBS Sports’ John Talty
Talty didn’t write about how Underwood fits or how good he is. Instead, if you’re a fan of schadenfreude, he discussed how the flip affects LSU and Brian Kelly.
This article originally appeared on Wolverines Wire: ROUNDUP: National media praises Bryce Underwood after flip
