Bryce Underwood was relieved to make his commitment to Michigan official with his signature as signing day in college football kicked off on Wednesday.

Many universities are now handing out NIL deals worth millions of dollars to top athletes, but we rarely find out much about the source of those funds.

One of the seismic recruiting decisions in recent memory can be traced back to a previously unknown Michigan alumnus. Billionaire Larry Ellison’s wife, Jolin Zhu — who also goes by Keren Zhu — received a bachelor of arts degree in International Studies from Michigan in 2012,