Spartan Pupdate is loving scrimmages
Columbus Bishop Ready offensive tackle Brady Taylor had been to East Lansing once before his visit Thursday, but it wasn’t for football purposes. Taylor took part in one of Tom Izzo’s basketball camps...
View ArticleSpartan Pupdate is producing running backs
Michigan State has produced some very good running backs in recent years in Javon Ringer, Edwin Baker and Le’Veon Bell. This is fact that isn’t lost on recruits, especially not with Niles (Ill.) Notre...
View ArticleSpartan Pupdate is in the spring evaluation period
The Spartans have been putting defensive backs in the NFL annually with Mark Dantonio at the helm, and the work the former collegiate defensive back has done at MSU stands out. One of the most recent...
View ArticleWelcome Aboard – Brian Allen
Center Brian Allen, Hindsale, Ill. (Central) – 6-foot-2, 270 pounds Ratings: 247 sports (3 stars), Rivals (3 stars), Scout (3 stars), ESPN (unranked) Other notable offers: Ole Miss, Virginia Tech,...
View ArticleWelcome Aboard – Enoch Smith Jr.
Defensive tackle Enoch Smith Jr., Mt. Carmel (Ill.) – 6-foot-2, 270 pounds Ratings: 247 sports (4 stars), Rivals (3 stars), Scout (3 stars), ESPN (unranked) Notable offers: Notre Dame, Tennessee,...
View ArticleSpartan Pupdate is getting offered
Cincinnati consistently produces top Division 1 players — specifically the Greater Catholic League — and the cream of the crop in 2015 might be Colerain OT/DE George Brown Jr.. Brown Jr. made his way...
View ArticleSpartan Pupdate is expecting the unexpected
Rochester Adams tight end Matt Sokol visited Michigan State on Friday and left with something he was not expecting — a scholarship offer. “I wasn’t expecting it — not at all,” Sokol told me. “I was...
View ArticleSpartan Pupdate is California loving
Michigan State has just one player on its roster from California, but the Spartans are looking to the west coast for recruits this year. Upland (Calif.) athlete Jeffery Farrar received a visit and an...
View ArticleMSU 2013 signee Jay Harris decides to pursue rap, not football
In one of the more unusual recruiting stories in memory, Michigan State signee Jay Harris, of Downingtown East, Pa., elected that he no longer will attend MSU this fall. Instead, he will pursue a rap...
View ArticleWelcome Aboard – Chris Frey Jr
Outside linebacker Chris Frey Jr., Columbus, Ohio (Upper Arlington) – 6-foot-2, 215 pounds Ratings: 247sports (3 stars), Rivals (3 stars), Scout (3 stars), ESPN (unranked) Notable offers: Purdue,...
View ArticleSpartan Pupdate is getting noticed
A couple weeks ago, Northville rising junior David Moorman received his first offer from Central Michigan and since then, recruiting has picked up speed for the 6-foot-5, 280-pound offensive lineman....
View ArticleSpartan Pupdate is taking a few years off
Siskiyous junior college running back Aaron Williams was a highly recruited track star in high school, but after taking some time off, he made his return to the gridiron instead. “I took time off...
View ArticleSpartan Pupdate is introducing in-state QBs Part 1
(Editor’s Note: This is the first in a two-part series with interviews with many of the top sophomore quarterbacks in the state. Part Two will post Tuesday) It isn’t often that a team loses its...
View ArticleSpartan Pupdate is staying an extra night
Chicago St. Rita athlete Tommy Mister spoke highly of Michigan State before he even visited the campus, but his visit went differently than planned. “I came down Saturday and was going to go home with...
View ArticleSpartan Pupdate is looking back at the past two weeks
(Editor’s Note: This post was written to put all of the recruiting content from the past two weeks in one place. From commitments to camp notes to interviews, everything is linked in this post.)...
View ArticleSpartan Pupdate is making an informed decision
Massachusetts defensive back Lubern Figaro was all set to make his announcement Wednesday night, but then decided to take some more time. “I really wanted to get it off my chest,” Figaro said. “But...
View ArticleFootball Recruiting: The State of the Class
After missing on a major target this week in Chicago De La Salle offensive tackle Jamarco Jones, it is easy to be dejected about Michigan State’s recruiting efforts this year. The Spartans have missed...
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