Tuesdays with Gorney: Ten decommitments that will define the 2025 class

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The 2025 recruiting class is pretty much in the rearview mirror now but Rivals national recruiting director Adam Gorney takes a look at 10 decommitments that could shape this class for years to come in this edition of Tuesdays With Gorney.

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1. BRYCE UNDERWOOD FLIPS FROM LSU TO MICHIGAN

There was one point that LSU had the holy trinity of offensive playmakers committed in Underwood, five-star running back Harlem Berry and five-star receiver Dakorien Moore. It looked like an unstoppable force.

But over time, Moore went to Oregon and right before signing day, Underwood flipped to Michigan following a massive NIL deal by billionaire Larry Ellison.

Underwood is a dynamic threat with the ball in his hands and might immediately solve a lot of the Wolverines’ issues at quarterback.

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2. KEELON RUSSELL FLIPS FROM SMU TO ALABAMA

SMU did a phenomenal job of targeting the Duncanville, Texas, quarterback early and landing his commitment in the start of his junior season before he was a national name that every program in the country coveted. Russell is currently third overall in the 2025 Rivals250 and an elite playmaker that we’ve comped to Jayden Daniels.

Once Alabama got involved – and coach Kalen DeBoer compared Russell’s abilities to Michael Penix Jr., – it was a tough call but Russell flipped to the Crimson Tide in June before his senior season.

He could end up being the most prolific of the five-star quarterback bunch.

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