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Bryce Underwood has grown close with Los Angeles Clippers guard James Harden because they share some of the same representation so when the five-star quarterback was in town recently – and the Clippers were playing the Lakers – Underwood told Harden he needed to meet LeBron James.
The meeting went well enough, Underwood admitted he was a little star-struck and nervous which is rare for him, and the two exchanged pleasantries.
And then the Michigan signee delivered his cutting message to one of the NBA’s best-ever players and famous Ohio native.
“I just dapped him up and stuff and we started talking and I said, ‘I just have to let you know, I go to Michigan,’ ” Underwood said Wednesday on The Rich Eisen Show. It’s over for Ohio State.’ ”
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James laughed off the comment but in the cutthroat world of college football, it’s no joke.
There is a new swagger to Michigan football with Underwood flipping late from LSU for numerous reasons. He played for the Motor City Wolverines growing up, staying closer to home got more important as signing day neared and he landed a $12 million NIL deal from Oracle billionaire founder Larry Ellison.
This past season was a gut punch for Wolverines’ fans especially on offense as the quarterback play was so pitiful that millionaire alum Dave Portnoy of Barstool Sports took to his podcast to raise money for a top quarterback. Apparently, Underwood’s NIL deal will involve Barstool media in some ways.
After a disastrous start last season, blamed mostly on poor…
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Publish date : 2025-03-13 14:32:00
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