Dave Portnoy, the Barstool Sports founder and University of Michigan alum, opened the curtain for a behind-the-scenes breakdown that led to the Wolverines flipping Belleville quarterback ... in Larry Ellison. Underwood's high school career ended in the ...

One such target is 2026 four-star Forney (Texas) running back Javian Osborne, who named Michigan as the current leader of his recruitment even before Underwood committed to the maize and blue. However, having the five-star quarterback in the fold has only positively impacted the Wolverines' chances of landing Osborne.

Norman is Underwood's coach at Belleville High School in Michigan, and even his shock shows how big of a move this was for Underwood. For months, Underwood to LSU seemed like it was set in stone. After the flip, LSU's Brian Kelly caught the wrong end of trolling on social media, which resulted in a tough loss for the Tigers.

Billionaire Larry Ellison is linked to helping fund the NIL deal that led to Bryce Underwood flipping his recruitment from LSU to the University of Michigan.

One of the richest men in the world helped flip the recruiting race for Bryce Underwood, the consensus No. 1 high school football player in the Class of 2025. Considered a generational quarterback prospect,

The biggest news in college football this week was the NIL-influenced flip of star high school quarterback Bryce Underwood. Originally committed to the LSU Tigers, there were reports that the school was offering him a deal that would pay $1.