Earlier in the week, Dave Portnoy and Barstool Sports announced that a collaboration was coming between the company and 5-star quarterback Bryce Underwood, the newest commit for the Michigan Wolverines.

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,

The real push for Bryce Underwood, at least on the financial side, apparently began back in late September when Barstool Sports founder David Portnoy indicated

Dave Portnoy is telling his side of the story. The Barstool Sports founder went on the brand's "College Football Show" and provided insight on the process of Bryce Underwood flipping his commitment from LSU to Michigan.

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.

The owner of Barstool Sports and prominent Michigan alum had quite the reaction to Bryce Underwood's flip to the

Michigan called in the big guns to get new star quarterback Bryce Underwood to flip his college commitment. Portnoy, who is watching his Wolverines struggle this season thanks to a dismal quarterback situation,

J.J. McCarthy may be the Michigan GOAT at quarterback in terms of his play in college (Tom Brady is the GOAT, but he didn't lead Michigan football to a national championship as McCarthy has) but his heir apparent is potentially on his way to Ann Arbor in just about a week.

Bryce Underwood decided to flip his commitment from LSU to Michigan - and Jolin Ellison, the wife of the second-richest man in the world, is a Michigan alum who played a key role

The Michigan Wolverines pulled off the recruiting move of the year when they flipped No. 1 recruit Bryce Underwood away from LSU. Underwood’s decision to play for his hometown school rather than the Tigers is assumed to be very much a financial one.

The college football recruiting world has been blazing up with the stunning flip of the five-star quarterback Bryce Underwood for a while. The post OSU’s $2 Billion NIL Backup Was Michigan’s Turning Point for Bryce Underwood Gamble: Dave Portnoy appeared first on EssentiallySports.