Michigan offering 2025 No. 1 recruit whopping 8-figure NIL deal to sway him away from LSU: report

There's NIL money, and there's what the Michigan Wolverines are trying to get 2025 No. 1 enlistee Bryce Underwood to articulation them adjacent play successful Ann Arbor. 

Underwood, the 6-foot-3, 205-pound phenom who stars for Belleville successful Michigan, has go an all-in people for the Wolverines' program. 

According to On3, Michigan is consenting to connection Underwood, who is committed to play for LSU adjacent year, $10.5 cardinal successful NIL wealth implicit 4 years. 

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Belleville backmost Bryce Underwood keeps the shot and runs against Saline during the 2nd fractional of the territory last astatine Belleville High School successful Belleville connected Friday, Nov. 8, 2024. (IMAGN)

The study adds that LSU remains hopeful Underwood is sold connected the Tigers' program, and helium appeared to amusement emotion to them with an Instagram Story station Thursday morning. 

The station was an representation of an LSU subordinate holding a No. 2 pendant, possibly responding to the quality that started circulating. 

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NIL funds for these universities is changing the mode recruitment is done, and since Underwood is simply a statement No. 1 recruit, we're seeing successful existent clip conscionable however these programs tin flex their fiscal musculus to onshore immoderate of the champion players successful the country. 

Underwood, who has thrown for 69 touchdowns portion rushing for 10 successful the past 2 seasons, officially committed to the Tigers backmost successful January. However, it was a verbal commitment, meaning teams similar Michigan tin sway him distant earlier helium has to motion his missive of intent adjacent month. 

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

Meanwhile, LSU hasn't revealed its NIL connection for Underwood, though it is among the schools that person that fiscal musculus to onshore specified a recruit. 

Michigan is not having the aforesaid occurrence it did nether Jim Harbaugh successful its nationalist championship-winning run a twelvemonth ago. Sherrone Moore's inaugural play has produced a 5-5 grounds frankincense far. 

Clearly, Michigan believes that Underwood's summation to its roster could rapidly alteration their destiny successful the assemblage shot realm, and it is consenting to backmost up the Brinks motortruck to get him to play his location games successful the "Big House."

Belleville backmost Bryce Underwood keeps the shot and runs against Saline during the 2nd fractional of the territory last astatine Belleville High School successful Belleville connected Friday, Nov. 8, 2024. (IMAGN)

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We'll cognize for definite what Underwood decides adjacent period erstwhile he's expected to sign. 

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