Here We Go: SEC Most Wanted TE Joe Royer Officially Signed with the Michigan Breaking Sec Record of Trade…

Here We Go: SEC Most Wanted TE Joe Royer Officially Signed with Michigan, Breaking SEC Record of Trade

For weeks, the college football world had been buzzing about Joe Royer, the most coveted tight end in the SEC. After a dominant season at LSU, where he racked up over 1,000 receiving yards and 12 touchdowns, Royer shocked everyone by entering the transfer portal. Every major SEC powerhouse—Alabama, Georgia, and Tennessee—lined up with lucrative NIL deals to lure him back to the conference.

But Royer had other plans.

Late Tuesday night, Michigan head coach Sherrone Moore dropped a cryptic tweet: “Here we go. BIG things coming to Ann Arbor. #GoBlue”

Less than an hour later, the news broke: Joe Royer had officially signed with Michigan, breaking an SEC record for the highest-value transfer deal in history.

The deal, reportedly worth over $4 million in NIL incentives, shattered expectations. It was the largest-ever package for a tight end transferring out of the SEC, surpassing the deals given to former star quarterbacks and wide receivers. Royer’s move not only stunned fans but also fueled controversy among SEC loyalists, who saw it as a betrayal of the conference’s dominance.

In his first press conference as a Wolverine, Royer didn’t hold back.

“I respect the SEC, but it was time for something bigger,” he said with a smirk. “Michigan is building something special, and I want to be part of history.”

With Michigan poised for another championship run, and the SEC reeling from losing one of its brightest stars, one thing was certain: college football had just witnessed a trade that changed th

e game forever.