SAN ANTONIO – LSU has not named a brand new offensive coordinator but. Coach Brian Kelly purged his defensive employees earlier this week.
Doesn’t matter.
The Tigers nonetheless landed 2025 five-star quarterback Bryce Underwood Saturday on the All-American Bowl because the Belleville, Mich., standout picked LSU over Michigan and lots of others.
Everyone wished Underwood, who’s at present ranked second within the 2025 Rivals250 and will push for the No. 1 spot as that recruiting class comes extra into image.
All through his recruitment, folks near Underwood stated he was on the lookout for a pass-happy offense and he discovered that in LSU.
Despite the fact that offensive coordinator Mike Denbrock left for Notre Dame, the Tigers’ offense mustn’t change structurally in any vital method and Underwood actually noticed what Heisman Trophy winner Jayden Daniels did this previous season.
LSU threw the ball 411 instances for 4,406 yards. Michigan, which performs within the nationwide championship recreation on Monday, has thrown it 342 instances for 3,065 yards.
Michigan might need had a powerful inclination that Underwood was wanting elsewhere, too, not solely after the five-star quarterback took a number of visits to Baton Rouge however continued to point out appreciable curiosity within the Tigers down the stretch.
The Wolverines took an early dedication from Fort Myers (Fla.) Bishop Verot four-star Carter Smith, the second-best dual-threat within the 2025 class, in mid-November.
If Michigan felt actually assured on Underwood it could be stunning that they might’ve taken Smith so early though he’s additionally a serious expertise throwing for 29 touchdowns and working for 19 extra this previous season.
Nonetheless, LSU touchdown Underwood is a large recruiting win for Kelly, his employees and his program.
The Belleville standout has uncommon skills on the quarterback spot and whereas he may want to shine his throwing movement somewhat bit, Underwood is an outstanding playmaker with all of the instruments to be elite.
Underwood doesn’t discuss a lot about his recruitment and doesn’t give away a lot when he does. LSU emerged for him way back after many visits to campus and now he’ll let his play on the sector converse for himself in Baton Rouge.
It has been an outstanding few days for LSU on the recruiting path touchdown Underwood and some days in the past getting excessive four-star working again Harlem Berry, who introduced on the Beneath Armour All-America Recreation. The Tigers have already got seven commits within the 2025 class, six of them as four-stars.
“It’s a large recruiting win for Brian Kelly and his employees at LSU. Including Underwood to an inventory that already consists of Dakorien Moore and Harlem Berry provides Kelly and his employees as sturdy of a basis as any to push for that No.1 spot in 2025 when it is all stated and carried out.
“They will have the No.1 ranked quarterback, the No.1 ranked receiver, and the No.3 ranked working again. Relying on how future rankings updates shake out you might make a powerful argument that they have the highest talent participant at three completely different talent positions. When is the final time that occurred? Has it ever occurred?” – Jefferson Powell, DeathValleyInsider.com
