Michigan football is in full pursuit of the top prize in 2025: Belleville (Michigan) five-star quarterback Bryce Underwood — the nation’s top recruit at any position.
While that pursuit continues to be a battle between the Wolverines and LSU, the maize and blue learned from the Dante Moore saga not to put all of its eggs in one basket.
Enter Carter Smith, a four-star from Fort Myers (Florida) Bishop Verot. After he was recently offered, Michigan football started trending for the nation’s 15th-ranked signal-caller despite its heavy pursuit of Underwood.
On Tuesday, he pledged to the Wolverines.
Breaking: 2025 4-star QB Carter Smith of Bishop Verot (Fla.) commits to Michigan. #GoBlue 〽️
Smith details his decision: https://t.co/lJCyF8ZKSt pic.twitter.com/oNotJOgelj
— ChadSimmons (@ChadSimmons_) November 14, 2023
Smith chose Michigan over offers from Florida, Florida State, Miami, Maryland, Minnesota, Ole Miss, Penn State, Texas A&M and more.