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On3 VP Steve Wilftong predicts three more flips for Michigan football after Underwood flip

Things are moving fast now. #GoBlue

Michigan football certainly isn’t done after Bryce Underwood flipped his longtime commitment to LSU, his dream school, to the Wolverines on Thursday. With 13 days until the early signing period, several uncommitted recruits and prospects committed elsewhere will give the maize and blue a strong look.

Not long after Underwood’s surprise (in terms of timing) pledge to the Wolverines, On3 vice president Steve Wiltfong logged three predictions via the On3 recruiting prediction machine for Michigan football to flip now that Underwood is in the fold.

Here’s more on each: Where they are, ranking and scouting report.

Alex Graham

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The in-state defensive back from Detroit (Michigan) Cass Tech (though he briefly played at IMG Academy in Florida) has long been committed to Colorado, but officially visited Michigan football for the Oregon game earlier this month.

* Ovr Pos St
247Sports Composite 4 372 36 4
On3 Industry Ranking 3 484 48 10
247Sports 3 – 36 5
On3 3 – 64 10
ESPN 3 – 41 6
Rivals 3 – 54 –

And his scouting report via 247Sports:

A play-making defensive back prospect that began his prep career up in Detroit before transferring into the national powerhouse that is IMG Academy ahead of junior season. Size hasn’t been third-party verified, but looks to be pushing 6-foot with more of a stout build. Has experience working in both press-man and off coverage. Rather fluid with his backpedal and does a nice job of mirroring with his hips while trying to steer wide receivers towards the sidelines. Not one that usually shies away from contact and tends to embrace his role in run support. Lack of data points isn’t ideal, but he has looked the part as an 11th grader working opposite five-star corner Ellis Robinson IV, and did win a number of track and field awards as a youngster. Could carve out a role at a number of spots in the secondary. Must stay healthy having dealt with numerous injuries over the years, but has multi-year Power Five starter upside and tools to emerge as a difference-maker on the backend.

Derek Meadows

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Meadows was once a five-star prospect but has dropped slightly in the recruiting rankings over the course of the 2025 cycle. He visited Michigan football for the spring game and again in the summer recruiting cycle before committing to LSU. The Las Vegas (Nevada) Bishop Gorman four-star wideout surprised many by taking an unofficial visit to Ann Arbor for the Oregon game. Still committed to LSU, Notre Dame is also a contender for a flip.

* Ovr Pos St
247Sports Composite 4 119 17 3
On3 Industry Ranking 4 104 15 2
247Sports 4 46 7 1
On3 4 259 35 1
ESPN 4 205 27 4
Rivals 4 107 16 2

And his scouting report via 247Sports:

Meadows is a jumbo receiver and one of the more intriguing players in the ’25 class. He has a rare combination of size, athleticism and body control and is only scratching the surface of how good we think he can be. At 6-6, 200 pounds and an 80” wingspan, he’s a matchup nightmare for smaller defensive backs and should be an immediate red zone threat. He can run as well and is one of the region’s top track athletes although a hamstring injury has limited him this Spring. He was the Gatorade Track and Field Athlete of the Year as a sophomore and is one of the region’s top hurdlers. He has a big frame and it wouldn’t shock us if he eventually grows in to a pass catching tight end who would be lethal working against linebackers and safeties down the middle of the field. Saying that, he has a receiver skill set and we’ve seen him dominate on the 7v7 circuit with his length, jump ball skills and ability to catch the ball through contact. His upside is extremely high and with continued development, there’s no question he has the potential to play on Sundays for a very long time.

On3’s Michigan insider EJ Holland and LSU insider Shea Dixon also put in flip predictions for Meadows to end up in Ann Arbor.

Bradley Gompers

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A former high school teammate of current Michigan football linebacker Cole Sullivan has been committed to Duke for some time. However, the 2025 Pittsburgh (Pennsylvania) Central Catholic athlete visited Ann Arbor for the MSU game late in October.

* Ovr Pos St
247Sports Composite 4 199 9 4
On3 Industry Ranking 4 129 10 4
247Sports 4 104 3 3
On3 4 155 18 5
ESPN 4 277 27 8
Rivals 4 – 25 11

And his scouting report via 247Sports:

Three-phase impact playmaker for WPIAL 6A power program Pittsburgh Central Catholic at an estimated 6-foot-5, 215 pound billing. Missed the majority of his junior season due to a broken collarbone but has played at a Mr. PA Football level through nine games of his senior campaign. Senior season highlights are show-stopping in all three phases and include work at linebacker, wide receiver, tight end, and as an edge rusher. Above-the-rim basketball tape clearly translates on the gridiron. Arrives at the contact point with violent intentions but can also operate in space as a coverage defender. Schools seem to be split on tight end or linebacker at the next level as National Signing Day approaches. Should be viewed as a highly athletic well put together football player who reads the game on both sides of the ball at a high level. Lack of verified testing and measurement data isn’t ideal, but has the multi-sport indicators and playmaking prowess to suggest immense NFL Draft upside.

Who else should you be on the look out for?

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Michigan is in a good spot with others who have shown recent interest. While it may be unrelated, Bradenton (Florida) IMG Academy four-star linebacker Nathaniel Owusu-Boateng announced shortly after Underwood’s commitment that he will not visit Texas this weekend as planned.

 

Alabama commit, 2025 Denton (Texas) Ryan five-star offensive tackle Ty Haywood should be on the radar, as should 2025 Cocoa (Florida) four-star WR Jayvan Boggs, who is set to visit this weekend.

Where does Penn State stand with 2025 recruit Bradley Gompers?

Penn State hoping to lure a commit away from a former James Franklin assistant.

The 2025 cycle has been an interesting one for Penn State regarding missing on high-profile in-state recruits they have been landing during [autotag]James Franklin[/autotag]’s tenure, while also dealing with some decommitments that have also been rare since he’s been in charge.

The changing landscape of college football that includes an influx of finances through NIL has altered how programs around the country approach recruiting and how many prospects deal with their own recruitment.

Still, despite this recruiting cycle being different from ones in the past, the Nittany Lions have put together a very solid 2025 class they’re hoping to expand before early signing day on Dec. 4.

Penn State hosted four of their top flip targets this past weekend against UCLA, one of them being current Duke linebacker commit [autotag]Bradley Gompers[/autotag].

The Pittsburgh native popped up on the radar of the Nittany Lions late in the process, only getting a scholarship offer from Franklin on Sept. 17 of this year, but they have also had success with senior risers in the past that not only committed to the program, but also became good players during their careers.

Sean Fitz of BlueWhiteIllustrated laid out where Penn State stands in this process after getting him on campus (subscription required).

According to him, there’s a good chance the Nittany Lions can pull this one off even though he doesn’t want to go back on his word to Duke and their head coach Manny Diaz. However, Penn State is leaning on the local angle and how former teammates of his at Central Catholic are flourishing within the program, something that could also happen for him.

Gompers is a four-star recruit per On3’s Industry Ranking and the No. 11 player in the state of Pennsylvania, so they are going to push hard until signing day.

His visit last Saturday was unofficial, so he can still come back in an official fashion at some point during the upcoming weeks.

Fitz seems to be confident that this will go the way of Penn State at some point, marking the second successful flip they pulled off from Duke after another in-state linebacker, Cam Smith, also announced his commitment to the Nittany Lions on Aug. 8.

Multiple flip candidates were on campus for Penn State’s win over UCLA

Will Penn State’s win over UCLA lead to any of these commits to flipping to PSU?

Penn State remained undefeated by beating UCLA on Saturday, but the sleepy performance didn’t exactly put up a dominating difference on the scoreboard.

Not having [autotag]Nick Singleton[/autotag] available like they expected prior to the game certainly changed some things, and with the massive USC matchup coming up next, it was understandable why they might have just tried to get out of this one by not showing too much on both sides of the ball.

Ultimately, the Nittany Lions accomplished that goal, never really having to break a sweat against the Bruins that now allows them to put their full attention on a Trojans team who is coming off an upset against Minnesota.

Perhaps the most interesting thing for Penn State this past weekend occurred off the field regarding many of their flip targets in the class of 2025 who were on campus.

Per Tyler Calvaruso of 247Sports, South Carolina wide receiver commit [autotag]Lex Cyrus[/autotag], elite Oregon cornerback commit [autotag]Brandon Finney[/autotag], Duke linebacker commit [autotag]Bradley Gompers[/autotag], and surprise Louisville cornerback commit [autotag]Josh Johnson[/autotag] all made their way to Happy Valley to take in this game (subscription required).

These four prospects represent who [autotag]James Franklin[/autotag] and his coaching staff are going to heavily pursue to close out the 2025 cycle.

Cyrus has long been a target of the Nittany Lions, and his decision to commit to South Carolina was shocking to many inside the program and inside his own family. They are not going to give up on him until he officially signs with the Gamecocks.

Similarly, Johnson was seen as someone who was going to commit to Penn State before his recruitment took a turn out of nowhere and gave his verbal to Louisville.

Finney is someone the Nittany Lions would love to add to this class, and when he committed to Oregon that was a real kick to the stomach since he’s from the McDonogh School that’s been a borderline feeder program to Penn State. However, getting him on campus for the first time since his June official visit could be a good sign his options are still open considering he’s been traveling around to other schools as well.

Gompers has picked up a ton of internal steam, offering him a scholarship last month and getting him on campus for the first time. There’s a real possibility that he could flip in Penn State’s direction.

If Franklin and his staff can pull off even one of these flips, that would be a huge win. Anything more than that would be an incredible turn of events for this 2025 class that has some holes in it and could be bolstered by landing multiple prospects who just visited this past Saturday.

Duke football commit becomes second four-star Blue Devil in 2025 class

As of Saturday afternoon, the Blue Devils officially have two four-star 2025 football commits thanks to the rise of Bradley Gompers.

As of Saturday afternoon, Duke football officially has two four-star commitments in the Class of 2025.

Bradley Gompers, a two-way star out of Central Catholic High School in Pittsburgh, officially earned a fourth star on the 247Sports Rankings.

A 6-foot-5 talent listed at both tight end and linebacker, he’s making an impression on both sides of the ball through the first three games of his senior year. According to MaxPreps, Gompers has caught eight passes for 283 yards and two touchdowns while also making 25 total tackles.

247Sports has Gompers listed as the No. 32 linebacker in its Class of 2025 rankings, and he’s risen inside the top 600 in the 247Sports Composite Rankings.

He joins Bryce Davis, the edge rusher who flipped from the Clemson Tigers, as the only four-star Duke commitments in the cycle.

2025 two-way star from Pittsburgh commits to Duke football

Bradley Gompers, a three-star prospect from Pittsburgh who plays on both sides of the ball, announced his commitment to the Blue Devils on Sunday.

Duke football added another member to the 2025 class on Sunday when Bradley Gompers announced his commitment to the program.

Gompers, who plays for Central Catholic High School in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, is a three-star prospect. He played linebacker, tight end, and strong safety for the Vikings last season.

An outstanding athlete, Gompers measures out at 6-foot-5 and 215 pounds. 247Sports ranks him as the 90th overall linebacker in the class, and he’s the 789th-ranked prospect in his year on the site’s Composite Rankings.

He also took recent visits with Rutgers and Michigan State before settling on Duke head coach [autotag]Manny Diaz[/autotag]. He also included Pittsburgh, Maryland, Northwestern, and West Virginia in his top seven at the end of May.

Gompers becomes the 15th commitment of the class for the Blue Devils. He’d be the first tight end in the 2025 cycle, but Diaz already landed three linebackers in the rest of the year. Cameron Smith, a Philadelphia linebacker, is Duke’s only four-star commit so far in 2025.

Bradley Gompers includes Rutgers football in his top seven

Bradley Gompers announces his top seven.

Bradley Gompers has his top seven, with Rutgers football making the cut in the Pennsylvania linebacker’s next step in his recruitment.

Rutgers offered Gompers in late February, marking what at the time was his fifth Power Five offer. He is a 6-foot-3, 200-pound linebacker from Central Catholic (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania).

Last fall, he capped off a season riddled with injuries in impressive fashion. In the WPIAL Championship, Gompers had 16 total tackles and a fumble recovery. Central Catholic finished the season 10-2.

His final seven now currently stands at Duke, Maryland, Michigan State, Northwestern, Pittsburgh, Rutgers and West Virginia.

The cutdown in his recruitment was announced via his social media on Thursday:

 

Rutgers football currently has eight recruits committed in the 2025 recruiting class. One of the first players to verbal in the class is four-star linebacker [autotag]Talibi Kaba[/autotag], a top-10 player in New Jersey in the class of 2025.

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Gompers took an unofficial visit to Rutgers in mid-April.

3-star LB names Michigan State football in top seven

Bradley Gompers names MSU in his top 7

The 2025 recruiting cycle is set to get off and running as the summer is here and official visit season is starting. With the cycle starting to ramp up, the Spartans have been named to a top seven list of Bradley Gompers.

Gompers is a 6-foot-3, 200 pound linebacker from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He has yet to be ranked by the recruiting services.

Michigan State is listed alongside Duke, Maryland, Northwestern, Pitt, Rutgers and West Virginia.

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