Some good news came out for head coach Jonathan Smith and Co. over the weekend. The Spartans officially picked up their first commitment of the 2026 as three-star tight end Joey Caudill officially committed to Michigan State football.
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Charlie “Kale” Ane and his fellow Duffy Daugherty Hawaiian Pipeline veterans gained another reprieve from Michigan State coach Jonathan Smith. They don’t have to spend another fall wondering why the Spartans don’t recruit the paradise Duffy gifted them. Duffy was to college football in Hawaii what Jack Lord was to Hawaii TV police dramas.
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Jonathan Smith and his Michigan State football staff have been hard at work offering 11 new players between the 2026 and 2027 recruiting classes.
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Recent events had fans panicking, and starting to point fingers on social media as they stressed about the future of the program. A lot of those concerns should have been assuaged on Wednesday after the national signing day, where MSU’s coaches pulled off a few surprise commitments and re-commitments that should have fans feeling much better about the future.
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When Early Signing Day rolled around on Wednesday; no one truly knew what to expect. Would Martin’s departure cause more commits to flip or would Michigan State be able to sign a relatively underwhelming class? Well, Smith worked all through the night to make sure signing day finished with the best possible result. The Spartans flipped 2023 Oregon State linebacker signee Leonard Ah You, who has spent the last two years on a mission. They also flipped high three-star running back Jace Clarizio back from Alabama and held on to Aydan West despite the Ohio State push.
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Michigan State football has added to their 2025 recruiting class, successfully completing the flip of a cornerback committed to West Virginia. Terrance ‘Deuce’ Edwards, a Richmond (VA) native and the cousin of Spartan great Felton Davis, has made the move to commit to Michigan State, backing off of his commitment to the Mountaineers.
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Back in June, 3-star running back Zion Gist committed to Western Michigan. However, the Spartans hosted Gist for an official visit this weekend for the Purdue game, and he must have liked what he saw, because on Monday, Gist flipped his committed from Western Michigan to Michigan State football. Gist is the No. 141 ranked running back in the 2025 class by 247Sports and their No. 58 ranked player in the state of Illinois.
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Three-star cornerback LaRue Zamorano announced his commitment to Michigan State on Saturday evening. Zamorano is a high three-star prospect from Corona, Calif. Zamorano is ranked as the No. 42 cornerback in 247Sports’ composite rankings for the 2025 class. He’s also listed as the No. 486 overall prospect in the class.
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Michigan State football has added another in-state commitment to its 2025 class. Three-star Athlete Bryson Williams of Orchard Lake, Mich. announced his commitment to Michigan State on Thursday evening. Williams picked the Spartans over Harvard, Kansas, Rice and Pittsburgh.
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The Michigan State Spartans secured a commitment from 2025 defensive tackle Derrick Simmons on Thursday night, giving head coach Jonathan Smith his 15th commit of the class. Simmons is the second defensive lineman of the class for the Spartans. Simmons is the No. 65 defensive lineman in the class, and the No. 9 player in the state of Michigan.
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Michigan State has picked up its second commitment of the day in the 2025 recruiting class, this time earning a commitment from Cal Thrush. Thrush, a Columbus, Ohio, native visited the Spartans on June 14 before making a midweek visit to Ohio State, and then making his decision.
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Michigan State continues to reap the rewards from a successful month of June, adding to its 2025 recruiting class once again, this time via an in-state offensive line prospect. Justin Bell, a Macomb (MI) native attending Dakota High School, has made his commitment to Michigan State. The Spartans beat out Kansas, Indiana and West Virginia for the offensive lineman’s commitment.
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The Michigan State football coaches received more good news Tuesday night when 2025 three-star corner Aydan West announced his commitment to the Spartans. West becomes the Spartans’ 11th commit for the class of 2025. It is also their fourth commitment to pledge their services to coach Smith in the past 15 days.
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Michigan State has received the commitment of a big time prospect at an underrated position of need. The Spartans will be bolstering their special teams unit with the addition of a big time recruit at the long snapper position. Jack Wills, a Hudsonville (MI) native, has committed to Michigan State.
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Michigan State has made a splash in the 2025 recruiting class during the last official visit weekend of the season. The Spartans picked up the commitment of George Mullins, a defensive back from Bushnell, Florida. Mullins is a 6-foot-2, 170 pound defensive back. He ranks as a 3-star prospect by both 247Sports and On3.
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Michigan State football continues to be active this offseason, and on Wednesday, they added a transfer long snapper from Division II West Georgia, Jack Wentz. Wentz announced his commitment on social media. Wentz had visited MSU back in April, and closed his recruitment a few days later.
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After a third straight weekend of hosting prospects on official visits, the Michigan State football staff received some good news Monday. According to 247Sports Corey Robinson, the Spartans landed their ninth commit of the 2025 cycle when tight end Jayden Savoury officially declared his intention to play for the Spartans.
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Jonathan Smith and Michigan State football have landed another wide receiver recruit. Charles Taplin, a three-star wide receiver from Red Oak, Texas, announced on social media Friday that he intends to head to East Lansing to play for the Spartans.
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