The Wolverines secured the pledge of the nation's number one player, Bryce Underwood, last Thursday in what was the biggest recruiting coup of the Sherrone Moore era so far. On Tuesday, the man who set the wheels in motion for Michigan to become a major player in the NIL (Name,

Five-Star Plus+ quarterback Bryce Underwood shocked the recruiting world last week when he flipped his commitment from LSU to the hometown Michigan Wolverines. U-M had been pursuing him heavily for more than a month,

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 Bryce Underwood, the top quarterback in the class of 2025,

After the initial reports, many Wolverines fans praised Barstool Sports president Dave Portnoy for securing the No. 1 recruit in the country for the maize and blue due to his outspoken desire to handle the NIL for a transfer quarterback, but that doesn’t speak to what actually happened.

Barstool Sports' founder and president Dave Portnoy recently shared his involvement in helping to flip Bryce Underwood.