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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A busy month of recruiting keeps rolling on for Michigan State. The Spartans picked up a pair of 2026 commitments on Sunday in three-star defensive end Fameitau Siale from Seattle and flipped three-star Ohio defensive back Jordan Vann from Virginia.
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Michigan State stayed hot on the recruiting trail when it landed three-star cornerback TJ Umenyiora, of Roswell (Ga.) Blessed Trinity High School, on Saturday. He announced his commitment via social media following a mid-week visit to Auburn.
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As Michigan State’s June official visit efforts continue to pay dividends, another recruit has decided that Michigan State will be home for him after undergoing a thorough selection process. 2026 three-star OT Quinn Buckey has committed to the Spartans, he announced via social media.
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Michigan State football landed its first four-star recruit for Jonathan Smith’s 2026 class. Offensive lineman Collin Campbell from Arizona announced his commitment to the Spartans via social media on Friday, June 12. He is MSU’s 11th pledge in the recruiting cycle and the second offensive lineman. Frankenmuth defensive lineman Derrick Simmons was Smith’s only four-star recruit in his 18-player 2025 class of incoming freshmen.
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Michigan State football just landed a pair of three-star recruits on defense for its 2026 class. Defensive back Eliyjah Caldwell-Hardy and defensive lineman Christopher Knauls announced their commitment to the Spartans via social media on Sunday. Both were on campus for official visits this week.
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KJ Deriso of Fayetteville, Ga. announced his commitment to Michigan State on Friday, becoming the Spartans’ seventh commitment in the 2026 class. Deriso announced his commitment to the Spartans via a post on his Instagram account. Deriso is a three-star prospect with a recruiting rating of 87 on 247Sports. He is ranked as the No. 79 cornerback in 247Sports’ composite rankings for the 2026 class.
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Englewood (CO) native Braylon Hodge has made his commitment to Michigan State, cancelling his remaining official visits. The Spartans beat out Iowa, Minnesota and Utah for the 6-foot-3, 210 pound linebacker. He is a highly rated 3-star, ranking as an 88-rated player on 247Sports, and the No. 44 linebacker in America.
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Michigan State football continues to build its future depth in the trenches. Offensive lineman Eli Bickel became the fourth pledge to coach Jonathan Smith’s 2026 recruiting class Wednesday night. The three-star North Branch junior picked the Spartans over Power Four squads in Northwestern and Cincinnati and MAC programs such as Central Michigan and Eastern Michigan.
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East Kentwood (Mich.) High 2026 quarterback Kayd Coffman announced his commitment to Michigan State on Friday night. The 6-foot-2, 198-pound Coffman chose the Spartans over an offer list that included Ole Miss, Iowa State, Duke and Syracuse among others. He was back in East Lansing in January after attending several games on campus during the fall.
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