Bryce Underwood is a high school quarterback from Belleville, Michigan, near Detroit.
He is a 6-foot-3 junior who has been regarded by recruiting organizations as the No.
1 quarterback, if not the No. 1 overall recruit, in the Class of 2025 for several years.
Until this week, at least, the recruiting war for him was centered on a few obvious alternatives.
Nearby Michigan has prioritized him. He went on a "junior day" to Penn State. He and his family have paid unofficial trips to SEC powerhouses Alabama and LSU,
Respectively, to see Nick Saban and Brian Kelly. Oregon, a national anomaly, is still in the running.
Most recruiting experts predicted a showdown between Michigan and LSU.
Then, on Saturday, Coach Prime, Shedeur Sanders, Travis Hunter, and the Colorado Buffaloes delivered an exhilarating 45-42 victory at TCU.
Colorado first offered Underwood a scholarship in January. However, when Shedeur Sanders passed for 510 yards and four touchdowns, Underwood found himself on the phone with Prime himself this week.