Nashville Pearl-Cohn head coach Tony Brunetti has known Alex Okelo for a long time but has only gotten to coach him for a short period of time. Okelo, a 6-foot-6, 217-pound defensive end, recently gave a verbal commitment to Michigan State over offers from 11 other schools. Those offers came after he played his first season of high school football as a junior.
Source: Detroit News
In Okelo the Spartans have found an under-the-radar talent with huge upside. He’s the type of player Mark Dantonio made his hay on at MSU. He’s the type of player a new coach who is looking to start building momentum on the recruiting trail–like Tucker at MSU–needs to find and develop.
Source: Spartans Wire
Mel Tucker is dipping into the Volunteer state in his quest to build his 2021 recruiting class. Three-star defensive end prospect Alex Okelo out of Pearl-Cohn in Nashville has committed to Michigan State.
Source: Spartans Wire