Viral youth football star Madden "Baby Gronk" San Miguel announced his commitment to the University of Colorado on Friday, marking the third different school he has committed to in the past two weeks.
BABY GRONK @BabyGronk5I WILL PLAY FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO. <a href="">
Baby Gronk announced his commitment to Ohio State on May 10, and then flipped his commitment to rival Michigan four days later:
BABY GRONK @BabyGronk5BABY GRONK HAS COMMITTED TO THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY <a href="">
BABY GRONK @BabyGronk5BABY GRONK FLIPS TO MICHIGAN ! CLASS OF 2031 <a href="">
As referenced in the X community notes, Baby Gronk has not received any official scholarship offers since he is only 11 years old and will be part of the class of 2031. As a result, none of his commitments are officially binding in any way.
In addition to Colorado, Ohio State and Michigan, Baby Gronk also committed to LSU, Oklahoma, Texas A&M and Missouri in the past, only to later de-commit.
Baby Gronk's father, Jake San Miguel, told The Athletic's Ari Wasserman that Baby Gronk did indeed have a real verbal offer from the University of Arizona, however, no official commitment can be made until the fifth-grade graduate gets to seventh grade.
Arizona would be a fitting landing spot for Baby Gronk since his namesake, future Hall of Fame NFL tight end Rob Gronkowski, played for the Wildcats before starring for the New England Patriots and Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
Gronkowski suggested on the Bussin with the Boys podcast (h/t CBS Sports' Steven Taranto) that he isn't a fan of the way Jake San Miguel has thrust his son into the spotlight, saying it has gotten "to the point where it's awkward" and has gone "too far."
Although another flip seems likely to happen in the near future, Colorado would likely be able to provide Baby Gronk with the type of media attention his father appears to crave.
Last season, Colorado was one of the most-talked-about programs in college football due to the arrival of Pro Football Hall of Fame cornerback Deion Sanders as head coach.
The Buffaloes went only 4-8, but it was an improvement from the previous season when Colorado won only one game, and Coach Prime brought an influx of talent with him to Boulder as well.
Also, per On3, three of the top 18 college athletes in terms of name, image and likeness (NIL) value play football at Colorado.
Quarterback Shedeur Sanders, who is Deion's son, is No. 1 on the list at $4.6 million, and two-way star Travis Hunter is fourth at $2.7 million. Another of Deion's sons, defensive back Shilo Sanders, is 18th with an NIL value of $1.1 million.
Assuming Coach Prime is still coaching at Colorado in 2031, combining his star power with that of Baby Gronk would perhaps create a highly lucrative situation.
