No. 1 transfer QB, 4-star WR headline big weekend of visitors for Michigan State
Michigan State coach Jonathan Smith and staff members have spent the last week on the road recruiting. Now it’s time to bring prospects to East Lansing. Smith was hired on Nov. 25, and the Spartans are scheduled to host commits, high school targets, and one of the top players in the transfer portal this weekend. It’s an important spot on the calendar with less than two weeks remaining before the early signing period, Dec. 20 to 22.
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4-star RB decommits from Michigan State
Michigan State lost another member of its next recruiting class. Anthony Carrie, a 2024 four-star running back from Carrollwood Day School in Tampa, Fla., told On3.com on Monday he decommitted from the Spartans. At 6-foot-0 and 185 pounds, Carrie is listed as the No. 20 running back and No. 287 player overall in the 2024 class, according to 247Sports Composite. He committed to Michigan State in June, has about 50 offers and took an official visit to NC State earlier this month.
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Michigan State stays hot, lands 4-star WR Nick Marsh over Penn State
It appears the month of July is picking up right where June ended for Michigan State football on the recruiting trail. Quickly after landing 2024 defensive back Justin Denson on July 4, the Spartans got more good news on Friday when four-star receiver Nick Marsh committed to the Spartans. Marsh becomes the 12th commit in the 2024 class.
Source: Spartan Shadows
Michigan State lands 3-star DB Justin Denson over Oklahoma, Alabama
Michigan State football is on fire. To start the month of June, Michigan State only had three members committed in its 2024 class. The Spartans are now up to 11 after four days in July. June was a huge month for the Spartans and it looks like they’ve carried the momentum over. The most recent addition is three-star defensive back Justin Denson.
Source: Spartan Shadows
Michigan State lands commitment from 2024 QB Henry Hasselbeck
Michigan State has landed their quarterback for the 2024 recruiting class, earning the commitment of 3-star QB Henry Hasselbeck, the son of former NFL all-pro Matt Hasselbeck. Hasselbeck is a native of Westwood, Massachusetts, attending Xaverian Brothers High School. The Spartans beat out his dads alma mater Boston College, Arizona, Pitt and Georgia Tech for the commitment of the younger Hasselbeck.
Source: Spartans Wire
Michigan State picks up two “giant” 2024 OL commits
The last official visit weekend of the month has come to an end and the July dead period is approaching quickly. Michigan State football received some good news on Saturday when four-star running back Anthony Carrie committed to the Spartans. It looks like the string of good news will continue as the Spartans picked up two additional recruits for the 2024 class. The Luniewski twins, Mercer and Charlton, announced on Monday that they would be committing to Mel Tucker and the Spartans.
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New York DB Syair Torrence commits to Michigan State
Torrence, a native of Syracuse, New York, attends Christian Brothers Academy. He is ranked as a 3-star prospect and the No. 658 overall player in the 2024 recruiting class, as well as the No. 5 player in the state of New York.
Source: Spartans Wire
4-star RB Anthony Carrie commits
Heading into the June, Michigan State football was looking to make big impressions with several big visitors coming to campus. One of the prospects that many experts felt was trending towards the Spartans was running back Anthony Carrie.
Source: Spartan Shadows
Michigan State gains commitment of 2024 CB Camren Campbell
Michigan State has picked up their second commitment of the day, gaining the pledge of Florida defensive back Camren Campbell. Campbell’s claim to fame is his blazing speed, running a 4.42 40-yard dash, really peaking the interest of the Spartans coaching staff. He is currently unranked by the media services, but it appears that he is on track to receive a high 3-star grade.
Source: Spartans Wire
Michigan State lands 3-star DB Reggie Powers over OSU, Pitt
Reggie Powers, a three-star defensive back from Dayton, Ohio, is the most recent player to commit to the Spartans. Powers is fresh off of his official visit with the Spartans. Following his visit, Powers’ father said the Michigan State staff created a family like atmosphere that made them feel comfortable right away.
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TCU corner Kee’Yon Stewart transfers to MSU
Michigan State continues to be active in the NCAA Transfer Portal. On Saturday, the Spartans added former TCU cornerback Kee’Yon Stewart. In four years as a contributor in Fort Worth, Stewart accumulated 46 tackles, 10 PBUs, 1 interception, and 1 forced fumble. Stewart is believed to currently be on an official visit to Michigan State this weekend, which went well enough for him to commit while on campus.
Source: Spartan Tailgate
MSU adds Cincinnati safety Armorion Smith from transfer portal
While NFL teams were busy Friday adding to their rosters during the second day of the draft, Michigan State was adding to its depth through the transfer portal. It came in the form of Cincinnati safety Armorion Smith, who was a member of the 2021 recruiting class out of River Rouge. After redshirting his first season, the 6-foot-2, 190-pound Smith had 20 tackles in 12 games last fall.
Source: Detroit News
Michigan State gets commit from 2024 OL from Baltimore
What better way to celebrate the end of spring practices for Michigan State football than to add another name to the class of 2024? That’s just what happened, a couple of hours after Mel Tucker’s team wrapped up the spring slate, when Baltimore St. Frances Academy offensive lineman Logan Bennett offered his pledge to MSU via social media. The 6-foot-5½, 300-pound Bennett is a three-star recruit and the No. 78 interior offensive lineman in the nation for 2024, according to 247 Sports.
Source: Detroit Free Press
3 Star OL Andrew Dennis commits to Spartans
Michigan State’s 2024 class is slowly growing. Mel Tucker landed a pledge late Saturday afternoon from Mount Pleasant offensive lineman Andrew Dennis, the third player to commit to play for the Spartans. He joins a pair of four-star cornerbacks in Jamari Howard from Florida and Jaylen Thompson from Tennessee. Listed at 6 feet 4½ and 275 pounds, Dennis is a three-star prospect considered the nation’s 46th-best interior line prospect, ranking No. 13 in the state and No. 717 nationally, according to 247Sports.com’s composite.
Source: Detroit Free Press
Michigan State lands Big Ten’s No. 3 class in average rating
On Wednesday, Tucker’s third signing class was made official and the Spartans picked up a commitment from rising three-star safety Philipp Davis from Florida. That bumped Michigan State’s class up to No. 23 in the country and although Davis pulled the Spartans’ average down just slightly, the Spartans have the No. 3 recruiting class in the Big Ten, per average rating. Michigan State football is behind only Ohio State and Penn State in the Big Ten in that category.
Source: Spartan Shadows
Michigan State adds 2023 PWO Kicker Tarik Ahmetbasic
Michigan State has added a strong addition to the 2023 recruiting class with the addition of Tarik Ahmetbasic. The Chippewa Valley standout announced that he was coming to Michigan State as a preferred walk-on through his social media early this morning.
Source: Spartan Tailgate
Michigan State lands Ohio State transfer Mason Arnold
Michigan State has added another transfer to their roster, picking up a commitment from Mason Arnold, who has spent the last two seasons at Ohio State as a long snapper. MSU had problems at the long snapper position in 2022, and the staff feels that bringing in Arnold can stabilize the position.
Source: Spartans Wire
Michigan State gets commitment from 2024 4-star CB Jaylen Thompson
Michigan State football’s 2024 recruiting class continues to grow in the same way Mel Tucker’s previous group did. The Spartans landed a pledge from Tennessee cornerback Jaylen Thompson on Tuesday, their third for the next cycle. Thompson joins River Rouge wide receiver Nick Marsh and Florida cornerback Jamari Howard as four-star players to commit to Tucker after MSU landed eight four-star high school prospects last Wednesday during the early signing period for the 2023 class.
Source: Detroit Free Press
Meet Michigan State’s 2023 recruiting class
A year after signing 23 players to a class that ranked 23rd in the nation in the 247Sports Composite, the Spartans landed 15 recruits on the first day of the early signing period for the 2023 class on Wednesday. That total includes 14 high school prospects and junior college offensive lineman Keyshawn Blackstock. Michigan State’s 15-player class ranks 25th in the nation, as of early Wednesday evening.
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