Wolverine TV: Can Michigan flip five-star LSU QB commit Bryce Underwood?

The Wolverine’s EJ Holland discussed several Michigan recruiting topics on the Tuesday edition of The Wolverine Live, including five-star LSU quarterback commit Bryce Underwood.

Watch the full episode in the video at the end of this story.

Underwood Recruitment

Michigan offered Underwood when he was still in middle school and made him a top priority before ultimately bowing out of his recruitment last fall.

The Wolverines landed On300 Fort Myers (Fla.) Bishop Verot quarterback Carter Smith, while Underwood gave LSU a verbal pledge just a couple of months later. Smith has since backed off his pledge to the Wolverines.

Underwood picked LSU over offers from Michigan, Alabama, Penn State, Georgia, Notre Dame, Ohio State, Oregon, Texas and others and has been solid to the Tigers ever since.

However, Michigan recently started turning up the heat on Underwood and has a competitive NIL offer on the table. While Underwood has yet to make a recruiting visit to Michigan this fall, he and those around him are listening to U-M.

Here is what Holland had to say about the situation:

“Michigan is still pushing hard for Underwood on the NIL front,” Holland said. “The package being put together is around $10.5 million over four years. Obviously, that is a lot of money and is the biggest reason Underwood is listening to Michigan. However, LSU impressed him on his official visit and is also working the NIL angle hard. Right now, I still expect him to end up at LSU. Still, Michigan is desperate for a high level quarterback and is willing to go against its nature and pony up with NIL.”

Underwood is ranked as the No. 1 overall recruit in the country, per the On3 Industry Ranking.

Michigan has 18 commits in its 2025 recruiting class — five-star Overland Park (Kan.) Blue Valley Northwest offensive tackle Andrew Babalola, Top 100 Chester (Va.) Thomas Dale cornerback Shamari Earls, Top 100 Katy (Texas) Jordan wide receiver Andrew Marsh, Top 100 Center Valley (Pa.) Southern Lehigh tight end Andrew Olesh, On300 Washington (D.C.) Gonzaga defensive back Kainoa Winston, On300 Alpharetta (Ga.) High EDGE Julius Holly, On300 Kilgore (Texas) High cornerback Jayden Sanders, On300 New Orleans (La.) Archbishop Shaw wide receiver Jacob Washington, On300 Newburgh (Ind.) Castle defensive lineman Benny Patterson, On300 Palatine (Ill.) High EDGE Jaylen Williams, On300 New Orleans (La.) Archbishop Shaw running back Jasper Parker, four-star Bradenton (Fla.) IMG Academy running back Donovan Johnson, four-star Birmingham (Mich.) Groves offensive lineman Avery Gach, three-star Howell (Mich.) High defensive lineman Bobby Kanka, three-star Bradenton (Fla.) IMG Academy offensive lineman Kaden Strayhorn, three-star Stockbridge (Ga.) High linebacker Chase Taylor, three-star Lake Worth (Fla.) Santaluces wide receiver Jamar Browder and three-star Alcoa (Tenn.) High tight end Eli Owens.

The class entered the day ranked No. 11 nationally and No. 3 in the Big Ten, per the On3 Industry national team recruiting rankings. The Wolverines currently sit behind Ohio State and Oregon.