The Michigan Wolverines' disappointing season has gotten a bit worse thanks to a tough loss on the recruiting trail.
Carter Smith, a four-star quarterback from Fort Myers, Florida, has deccommitted from Michigan. He had committed a year ago in November of 2023 when Jim Harbaugh was still the head coach. This will go down as a loss for Sherrone Moore, Harbaugh's replacement, though.
Ironically, it's Moore and Michigan's continued recruitment of Bryce Underwood, a five-star quarterback and the nation's No. 1 overall recruit, that seems to have caused the rift between Smith and Michigan.
Underwood, an LSU commitment, is from Belleville, Michigan and the Wolverines are going hard trying to flip him and they're using a potential NIL package to do it.
Michigan has offered a competitive NIL package on par with what LSU has presented to No. 1 QB recruit Bryce Underwood, @PeteNakos_ reports.
— On3 (@On3sports) October 29, 2024
Underwood is expected to land a NIL package valued above $5M over 3 to 4 years
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As for Smith, he'll likely end up somewhere else fast.
“We’ve had multiple schools get back to us and are ready to take him,” Smith’s father, Dan, told On3 regarding his decommitment.
Clemson, Penn State and Wisconsin are teams to now keep an eye on in his recruitment.
According to the 247Sports Composite, Smith is the No. 14-ranked quarterback in the 2025 class.
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