Colorado to build around QB commit instead of No. 1 overall recruit
Antwann Hill Jr.’s commitment to the Colorado football program on October 20 liberates Coach Prime and Co., who can now build around the Warner Robins (GA) Houston County High product instead of the 2025 recruiting class’s No. 1 overall recruit, quarterback Bryce Underwood of Belleville, Michigan — this, at least, according to BuffsBeat’s Josh Tolle.
“Colorado’s currently in a middle of a bye week, but the news of Hill joining the Buffs is huge for Coach Prime’s recruiting efforts going forward,” Tolle prefaced before saying, “He’ll be the next on up to replace Shedeur Sanders when he leaves for the NFL. The signal-caller is highly-touted as one of the best in the future recruiting classes. Many people speculated if Colorado would pull Detroit area QB Bryce Underwood, who remains the top-overall recruit in 2025. However, with Hill making his intentions known early Sanders and the Buffs can build around him.
Underwood’s decision will come down to some of the top teams in the country the last few years plus Colorado, who now finds itself in the mix for most of the top stars who have eyes on building their brand in the NIL era under the Deion Sanders “Prime Time” spotlight.
IM HOMEEEE SKOOOBUFFSSSS🦬 https://t.co/Lzto5qpWM9
— Antwann Hill Jr. (@antwann_jr) October 20, 2023
Colorado football was facing an uphill climb for Bryce Underwood
Claiming that the Buffs can now build around Hill instead of pursuing Underwood is a copout considering Colorado may have never had much of a chance to land the 2025 recruiting class’s No. 1 overall prospect.
Underwood is being looked at by Alabama, who is proving with Jalen Milroe in 2023 that the position is a steady talent factory in Tuscaloosa regardless of who is under center, as well as fellow QB producer LSU, and Michigan, which has the obvious home-state advantage. Unfortunately for the latter option, recruiting allegations could make Ann Arbor a less desirable landing spot should there be postseason bans or scholarship losses of any kind.
The odds are high that one of the aforementioned programs would’ve gotten Underwood’s commitment over Colorado before the Hill news, but now it’s a certainty.