Bryce Underwood made his first journey to the Massive Home since flipping his dedication, and he was in Ann Arbor with a well-recognized face.
Michigan’s new five-star recruit flipped his dedication from LSU to Michigan earlier this week, a lot to the delight of Wolverines followers amid a disappointing follow-up to final 12 months’s nationwide championship.
As Underwood made his manner via the tailgate scene, he posed for pictures with Connor Stalions.
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Bryce Underwood, a newly dedicated quarterback recruit from Belleville, Mich., takes selfies with followers on the sideline earlier than the Michigan-Northwestern sport Saturday Nov. 23, 2024, at Michigan Stadium in Ann Arbor, Mich. (Steven King/Icon Sportswire through Getty Pictures)
Stalions was the accused ringleader of an alleged sign-stealing scandal inside the Michigan program final 12 months.
Underwood performs for close by Belleville Excessive College, the place Stalions is now a coach. Stalions started the season as Mumford Excessive College’s head coach however joined Belleville for the playoffs.
The quarterback is listed as ESPN’s prime highschool prospect within the nation.
Based on On3, Michigan was prepared to supply Underwood $10.5 million in NIL cash over 4 years, an unprecedented sum for a participant who hasn’t performed a school snap. The report added earlier this month that LSU was hopeful Underwood would stay loyal to it after committing to the Tigers in January.
Belleville quarterback Bryce Underwood retains the ball and runs in opposition to Saline in the course of the second half of the district ultimate at Belleville Excessive College in Belleville, Mich., Nov. 8, 2024. (Imagn)
Michigan’s pursuit of Underwood ramped up within the final couple months, in response to ESPN, and the decommitment of Carter Smith, a four-star recruit, created buzz that Underwood may very well be flipping.
Stalions stays on the heart of an investigation into an alleged off-campus sign-stealing operation, which resulted in Michigan suspending him in October 2023 earlier than he resigned from his place. An NCAA investigation additionally led to a three-game suspension for former head coach Jim Harbaugh in the course of the group’s nationwide championship run final season.
Connor Stalions throughout a sport between the Michigan Wolverines and Ohio State Buckeyes at Ohio Stadium in Columbus, Ohio, Nov. 26, 2022. (Adam Cairns/Columbus Dispatch/USA In the present day Community)
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In August, Michigan obtained a draft of the NCAA’s discover of allegations, which discovered proof Stalions was sporting Central Michigan gear with a sideline move throughout a Chippewas soccer sport in 2023 in opposition to Michigan State, the Wolverines’ in-state rival, which was on the schedule.
Fox Information’ Scott Thompson contributed to this report.
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