Michigan football was living in what many thought to be a pipe dream, looking to sway in-state 2025 Belleville (Mich.) five-star quarterback Bryce Underwood off of his 11-month commitment to his dream school, LSU.
However, people inside of Schembechler Hall believed and found out what it needed to do to pry Underwood from his pledge to get him into maize and blue. And they made it happen, with the five-star QB flipping on Thursday night.
An underrated part of the recruitment, though much of the talk has surrounded NIL, has been the collective Champions Circle. Just after Underwood pledged to the Wolverines, Champions Circle released a statement, along with founder and chairman Nate Forbes, to share their excitement about Underwood joining the program.
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Those Who Stay (Home)…
Welcome Bryce Underwood to Champions Circle!
We want to thank our Founding Members and others associated with Champions Circle who have worked tirelessly behind the scenes to make it possible to continue our legacy of building championship teams at Michigan.
Founding Member and Chairman, Nate Forbes, said: “We are very excited to keep Bryce home in Michigan as he continues to build his legacy. I want to personally thank Jolin and Larry Ellison who were instrumental in making this happen by providing Champions Circle with invaluable guidance and financial resources.”
We welcome all of the other parties who have publicly expressed interest in assisting Michigan’s NIL’s efforts to join the 11,000 other individuals who have contributed to Champions Circle. For any fan wishing to support our efforts to keep Michigan the Leaders and Best, please contribute through our “Those Who Stay (Home)…” fundraising campaign.
Champions Circle is a community of Michigan alumni and fans who work together to support the University of Michigan student-athletes.
Go Blue!
Founding Members:
Nate Forbes (Chairman)
Navid Mahmoodzadegan (Vice-Chairman)
Matt Lester (Vice-Chairman)
Josh Fox
David Kaplan
Paul Blavin
Jon Ferrando
Jared Wangler
Phil Hollyer
Mick Grewal
Stephen Eisenberg
Roger Ehrenberg
Jeff Fratarcangeli