Courting a quarterback has never been more complicated.
Michigan State flips five-star bryce underwoodOracle billionaire Larry Ellison reportedly ponyged up $12 million on behalf of his wife, a Michigan native. Billionaire Dave Portnoy of Barstool Sports began a marketing deal with Belleville, Michigan-based Standout on Tuesday to promote a Black Friday product collaboration with Underwood.
Earlier this season, Portnoy, who was very dissatisfied with the play of Michigan’s QB, said he would pay NIL $2 million to $3 million a year to get a top QB in Ann Arbor, and added that Michigan coach Sherrone -He even said he discussed his proposal with Moore.
The NIL contract from LSU looks like child’s play compared to what the University of Michigan did to acquire Underwood, the No. 2 prospect in the 2025 class.
Five-star quarterback Julian Lewis has been at USC for over a year, but the Carrollton, Georgia standout recently transferred to Colorado.
There was some credit to coach Deion Sanders and offensive coordinator Pat Shurmur, but in a 2020 mindset, one would think that’s all they got with the flip. The deal with Lewis NIL is very broad and covers significant financial and other aspects, people familiar with the matter said.
Even before Lewis transferred from USC, one source said there was an orchestration to transfer former Texas A&M forward Huthan Longstreet to USC just in time for Lewis to depart for Colorado, so the Trojans were in this class. He said he would be “okay” as a quarterback.
Are these the stakes to land one of the best quarterbacks in each recruiting class?
A revenue-sharing model is coming to college football, but no one knows yet how it will affect the recruiting landscape.
Compared to some of these lucrative NIL contracts, that money may seem like pocket change to some of these elite quarterbacks. NIL can earn a good salary along with the income from school.
One of the last quarterbacks to make a final decision could be four-star left-hander Jaron Sagaportele, who cancels his visit to Georgia this weekend and decides whether to stick with Cal or transfer to Oregon.
Campbell, a standout at Ewa Beach (Hawaii), returned to Berkeley last weekend and said he loved being with “my coach” and fulfilled a lifelong dream of meeting the one and only Aaron Rodgers. Ta.
If Brady told Underwood about playing at Michigan, Rodgers at least paid tribute to Saga Portelle and scouted him a bit for the Golden Bears.
“It was like a dream come true,” Sagaportele said. “It was a blessing just to see someone I respect so much love my dropback and my pitching form.”
Will that be enough to keep the four-star player from transferring to Oregon State, where Sagaportele also coveted Marcus Mariota and Dillon Gabriel? Only time will tell.
And the quarterback competition may not be over yet.
North Carolina fired coach Mack Brown at the end of the season, leaving four-star quarterback Bryce Baker with a decision to make as Penn State and others move to replace him.
LSU reached out to gauge interest in Tennessee commit George McIntyre, who said his relationship with the Vols is solidified. Robert McDaniel, who committed the crime in Arizona, is still being hunted by others. LSU and Texas A&M need a quarterback, but that comes through the transfer portal.
And the coaching merry-go-round has not yet begun in earnest. Even if many Power Four head coaches don’t land, there will be significant coordinator movement that could upset the apple cart again.
With all the talk of flips and multi-million dollar deals and funding from Ellison, one of the richest men in the world, and Lamborghini, incredible amounts of money are being paid to acquire an elite quarterback. Paid sits No. 1 Tavian St. Clair. 1 person in the class of 2025.
The kid from Ohio State who committed to Ohio State in June 2023 but didn’t play the game committed and uncommitted and recommitted and didn’t play the recruiting game. Sure he’s getting zero money, but bigger packages will come later in the NFL.
St. Clair is the antithesis of a class of five-star players still looking for bigger NIL deals. How boring.
