COLUMBUS, Ohio — Michigan quarterback Bryce Underwood talks as big as his NIL bank account. And from the Buckeye-colored corner of the internet, Underwood’s bravado reads as hollow as the zeroes in his reported four-year, $10.5 million contract with UM.

Last week, when Underwood proclaimed on Big Ten Network that he aims to make the Pro Football Hall of Fame, his plan sounded premature, kind of like paying a high school senior eight figures before he throws a college pass.

When he said, “They’ve never seen a freshman like me,” he sounded delusional. Ohio State receiver Jeremiah Smith just finished one of the best true freshman seasons (76 catches, 1,315 yards, 15 touchdowns, one national title) of all time. And college defensive coordinators have a knack for humbling high school stars

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