Michigan alum Tom Brady helped convince No. 1 recruit to sway from LSU to Wolverines: report

The University of Michigan was reportedly consenting to connection $10.5 cardinal successful NIL wealth to get the apical enlistee successful the Class of 2025, but determination was 1 much section successful the playbook they whitethorn person opened up.

Quarterback Bryce Underwood flipped his commitment from LSU to Michigan past week, which volition support him adjacent to location – he's a backmost for adjacent Belleville High School.

But arsenic the schoolhouse attempted to lure Underwood distant from Baton Rogue, they went heavy into the container of tricks, and reportedly got Tom Brady to FaceTime him – earlier becoming the NFL's GOAT, helium quarterbacked Michigan successful the precocious 1990s.

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Michigan QB Tom Brady successful enactment vs Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin. (John Biever/Sports Illustrated via Getty Images)

Brady and Underwood past formed a narration that grew implicit aggregate conversations, according to CBS Sports. Brady seemingly told the precocious schoolhouse elder helium would beryllium a assets to Underwood.

Michigan’s pursuit of Underwood ramped up successful the past mates of months, according to ESPN, and the decommitment of Carter Smith, a four-star recruit, created buzz that Underwood could beryllium flipping. 

Underwood was successful Ann Arbor connected Saturday tailgating and taking successful the assemblage against Northwestern. Turned out, helium was successful the streets with nary different than Connor Stalions, the accused ringleader of the sign-stealing strategy that swarmed the Wolverines past twelvemonth during their nationalist title season.

Newly committed QB enlistee from Belleville, Bryce Underwood,what takes selfies with fans connected the sidelines anterior to the Wolverines crippled connected Saturday, Nov. 23, 2024, astatine Michigan Stadium successful Ann Arbor. (Steven King/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

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Stalions, however, is really 1 of Underwood's adjunct coaches astatine Belleville, truthful it surely was not a random coincidence.

The backmost is listed arsenic ESPN's apical precocious schoolhouse imaginable successful the country. 

It’s chartless what Underwood’s NIL concern with the Wolverines is specifically, but it’s harmless to accidental it played a origin successful him staying enactment successful his location state. 

As did Tom Brady.

Belleville backmost Bryce Underwood makes a walk against Saline during th territory last playoff crippled astatine Belleville High School successful Belleville connected Friday, Nov. 8, 2024. (IMAGN)

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Underwood tin officially motion with Michigan Dec. 4, erstwhile helium would go the archetypal No. 1 wide enlistee since Rashan Gary signed with the Wolverines successful 2016. 

Fox News' Scott Thompson contributed to this report.

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