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For the second time this month, a former high school quarterback pledged to Michigan football has rescinded his commitment.
Brady Hart, a four-star prospect out of Cocoa Beach, Fla. (Cocoa Beach) announced Friday not only is he decommitting from the Wolverines, but he is reclassifying from the class of 2026 to the 2025 class and joining Texas A&M.
The 6-foot-5, 190-pound prospect posted #GigEm” on social media Friday afternoon, shortly after word got out. Before his re-classification, Hart was rated the No. 6 quarterback, No. 17 player in Florida and the No. 98 overall player in America in the Class of 2026.
Brady Hart of Cocoa Tigers passes against Rockledge in the annual Barbecue Bowl, Friday, Nov. 1, 2024.
The move is a ripple effect from Michigan football’s recent flip of the No. 1 player in the nation, Belleville five-star quarterback Bryce Underwood.
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Underwood, committed to LSU since the week before Michigan won the national championship last January, began to waffle on that commitment earlier this fall. When Michigan saw an opening, it struck.
According to Barstool Sports Owner and Michigan alum Dave Portnoy, he joined forces with Larry Ellison — owner of software company Oracle, the fourth richest person in the entire world — whose wife Joplin, is a big Michigan fan.
Michigan commitment Bryce Underwood on the field with his girlfriend prior the Michigan Wolverines playing the Northwestern Wildcats at Michigan Stadium in Ann Arbor on Saturday, Nov. 23, 2024.
That — combined reportedly with Tom Brady, and the pull of U-M’s winning tradition, facilities, coaches, local ties and eight-figure pay day — was enough to land the generational prospect.
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Author : Detroit Free Press
Publish date : 2024-11-29 17:45:00
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