Not many believed that Michigan football stood much of a chance in flipping 2025 Belleville (Mich.) five-star quarterback Bryce Underwood from LSU, but the Wolverines put a coalition together, and on Thursday last week,

Ellison, who ranks No. 2 on Forbes’ real-time billionaires list, is not a Michigan alumni but the Wolverines apparently hold a special place in his heart. That’s because his current wife, Jolin Ellison, bleeds maize and blue.

Michigan called in the big guns to get new star quarterback Bryce Underwood to flip his college commitment. Portnoy, who is watching his Wolverines struggle this season thanks to a dismal quarterback situation, said on one of his podcasts that he would devote millions in NIL money to help his alma mater land QBs in the future.