As April blends in to May, Michigan State football switches gears from balancing recruiting and practice into full-blown recruiting. As the month draws to a close, it is time to check how the Spartan recruiting effort is going. Here is a recent recap of what is going on with Michigan State football recruiting.
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Michigan State continued to build momentum along the defensive line in the 2027 class, securing a commitment from Columbus, Ohio, three-star defensive end Jack Schuler. The 6-foot-5, 245-pound junior announced his decision following an in-school visit from defensive line coach Winston DeLattiboudere III and defensive coordinator Joe Rossi, who traveled to Ohio on Wednesday to see the rising pass rusher.
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Spartans secure top-tier 4-star DL Ohimai Ozolua, a massive win over Big Ten rivals, continuing their 2027 recruiting surge.
Michigan State Spartans football head coach Pat Fitzgerald and the entire Michigan State staff have been working overtime—and it’s paying dividends.
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Michigan State added to its 2027 recruiting class on Saturday with a commitment from three-star safety Ty’ire Clark of St. Peter’s Prep in Jersey City, New Jersey, following his unofficial visit to campus this weekend. Clark’s latest trip marked his second visit to East Lansing this offseason, further solidifying the Spartans’ position in his recruitment.
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It will be a big recruiting week at Michigan State. With many high schools on spring break, the Spartans will get a number of out of state prospects on campus for spring practices Thursday and Saturday.
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Pat Fitzgerald kicked off the opening day of spring Michigan State football practice with a peek into the future. The Spartans landed a pair of three-star commitments for 2027 from Brighton offensive tackle Jack Carlson and Ohio quarterback Eli Stumpf on Tuesday, March 17.
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The moment Michigan State fans have been waiting for has finally arrived. Detroit Catholic Central four-star wide receiver Samson Gash signed his National Letter of Intent on signing day, officially joining Michigan State’s 2026 recruiting class.
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Michigan State has received a commitment from East Grand Rapids (Mich.) offensive lineman Grant Adloff. Adloff is the Spartans’ second commit in the 2027 class. The 6-foot-4, 270-pound Adloff gave a verbal to head coach Pat Fitzgerald and his staff after they visited him at his school on Friday. He had been offered the previous weekend during a visit to campus.
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Michigan State has landed its first commitment of the 2027 recruiting class, as Massillon (Ohio) running back Savior Owens announced his pledge to the Spartans following a successful junior day visit and recent offer. Owens, a 5-foot-11, 215-pound running back and one of Ohio’s rising young prospects, made his decision after getting an in-depth look at the program, the coaching staff and the direction Michigan State is heading under Pat Fitzgerald.
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Michigan State’s football staff has done an excellent job of getting recruits to campus for games this season. With three home games to open the 2025 campaign, they have used all opportunities to get prospects to East Lansing. That includes Saturday’s game against Youngstown State.
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Michigan State opens its 2025 season on Friday night at home against Western Michigan. Since the majority of in-state high schools open their seasons Thursday, the Spartans are able to host a good number of recruits for the game.
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While everyone likely knows their favorite football team’s head coach, not everyone can name the list of assistant coaches also on staff for a program. But at the collegiate level, much of the heavy lifting that’s done in landing big-time talent on the recruiting trail comes from those lesser-known position coaches. One needs to look no further than Michigan State wide receivers coach Courtney Hawkins.
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Louisiana three-star EDGE Chris Addison has committed to Michigan State, per his Instagram moments ago. MSU comes from behind to beat the Seminoles, who received Crystal Ball predictions to land Addison after his June 20th visit there. However, Rush Ends coach Chad Wilt stayed after the 89-rated prospect, and would not go away quietly.
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Coach Jonathan Smith and his staff have been hard at work, putting a strong emphasis on recruiting the defensive secondary of the future. MSU has gained commitments from three safeties and three cornerbacks, essentially building their own defense in just one recruiting class.
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The Detroit native is staying nearby, as he recently committed to Michigan State. Gash was a high-priority recruit for wide receivers coach Courtney Hawkins, and after receiving 17 offers, one most recently from Alabama, Hawkins got his guy. As a junior, Gash took the state of Michigan by storm, catching 42 passes for 731 yards and 12 touchdowns. But Gash is more than just a pass catcher; he can be used in so many different ways on the gridiron.
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Michigan State remains hot on the recruiting trail with another addition. Jeremiah Favorite, a 2026 three-star cornerback from Boiling Springs High School in South Carolina, announced his commitment to the Spartans via social media on Wednesday. He has more than 20 offers, including Indiana, North Carolina, Northwestern, Oklahoma State and Wake Forest.
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The Michigan State Spartans secured yet another commitment on Tuesday afternoon as three-star wide receiver Samson Gash announced on social media that he has committed to the Spartans. The Novi, Michigan native is now the 15th commit that the Spartans have earned in the month of June alone.
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Michigan State football’s busy recruiting month continued on Sunday, June 22, when the Spartans flipped four-star wide receiver recruit Tyren Wortham from his commitment to UCF. Wortham first committed to UCF back in April of 2025, but reportedly continued to take official visits at other schools, including at Georgia and MSU.
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Even when Adam Shaw committed to Rutgers a few weeks ago, Michigan State loomed for the Hillside (N.J.) Pascack Valley athlete. As he thought more and more about it, getting to the East Lansing, Mich., school for an official visit was prominent in his thought process because of his family connection to it. Now, he will be at the school his mom and dad starred at in field hockey and football, respectively, after he committed to the Spartans.
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After picking up three commitments last week, Michigan State football had another productive haul for the 2026 class over the Father’s Day weekend.It started on Thursday when MSU picked up 6’-7”, 280 pound 4-star offensive tackle Collin Campbell from Gilbert, AZ. Campbell is the second four star to commit to MSU’s 2026 class.
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