Tag: Sam Johnson III

  • Michigan State taking last stab at QB Sam Johnson III

    How did Michigan State football coach Mark Dantonio spend his Tuesday morning? Trying to convince Walled Lake Western quarterback Sam Johnson III to flip from Boston College and become a Spartan. Dantonio was spotted at Western and with no quarterback in the 2019 class, he made another pitch at the senior quarterback, who spent the weekend at BC on an official visit.

    Source: Detroit Free Press

  • On Mariano Valenti, other 2019 in-state QBs

    Birmingham (Mich.) Brother Rice quarterback Mariano Valenti grew up rooting for Michigan, but all that goes out the window once recruiting starts. Now Michigan State has his attention. “I really like Brad Salem, the quarterbacks coach,” Valenti said. “I’d love to play for him. … [It’s] just the way he treats his players and the way he treats me right now. I can tell he respects me right now, and it’s just a good relationship.”

    Source: Land of 10