The Numbers Tell One Story. The Rankings Tell Another.

It’s not just Underwood. Five-star offensive tackle Andrew Babalola—valued at $711K—and top-100 recruits Ty Haywood, Nate Marshall, and Shamari Earls all signed with Michigan this cycle. That’s millions more in NIL compensation. So how does a collective funding this kind of class not show up in national rankings? The likely answer: Michigan may be strategically keeping its financial operations out of public view.

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