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MSU Football listed as finalist for Illinois 3-star DL Brad Fitzgibbon

Michigan State is one of three finalists for a three-star defensive lineman from Illinois

Michigan State is one of three finalists for a three-star defensive lineman from Illinois.

Brad Fitzgibbon of Chicago released his top three schools list on Wednesday, which included the Spartans. Kansas and Iowa were his two other finalists.

Fitzgibbon is ranked as the No. 86 defensive lineman in 247Sports’ composite rankings for the 2025 class. He’s also listed as the No. 855 overall prospect in the class.

Fitzgibbon holds offers from nearly 20 schools, according to 247Sports. He took an official visit to Michigan State this past weekend and has visits planned for Kansas and Iowa over the next two weeks as well.

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Wisconsin misses final schools for 2025 DL Brad Fitzgibbon

Wisconsin misses final schools for 2025 DL Brad Fitzgibbon

Wisconsin football missed the final three schools for class of 2025 defensive lineman Brad Fitzgibbon on Thursday.

The Chicago, Illinois native opted for a top three of Kansas, Iowa and Michigan State.

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The Badgers offered Fitzgibbon back in January, though that was back when Greg Scruggs was the program’s defensive line coach. E.J. Whitlow now leads the position after Scruggs left for a job at Michigan.

Whatever the reason for the Badgers missing the cut, the 6-foot-4, 280-pound lineman could suit up for one of the program’s Big Ten rivals.

The three-star recruit is ranked by 247Sports as the No. 853 player in the class of 2025, No. 86 defensive lineman and No. 23 recruit from the state of Illinois. He has three official visits on the books, one to each of his finalists: May 31 to Michigan State, June 7 to Kansas and June 21 to Iowa.

Wisconsin’s class of 2025, meanwhile, currently ranks No. 16 in the nation with 13 commitments. The program began a busy month of June with commitments from three-star CB Rukeem Stroud and four-star OT Logan Powell.

The group should continue to grow as official visit weekends continue.

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Chicago 3-star DL Brad Fitzgibbon schedules official visit to MSU in May

Michigan State has added another intriguing prospect to its official visitors list in late May

Michigan State has added another intriguing prospect to its official visitors list in late May.

Three-star defensive lineman Brad Fitzgibbon announced on Monday that he’s locked in an official visit to Michigan State for May 31. He hails from Chicago, Ill. and plays for Marist.

Fitzgibbon ranks as the No. 77 defensive lineman in 247Sports’ composite rankings for the 2025 class. He’s also listed as the No. 760 overall prospect in the class.

Michigan State is one of nearly 20 programs to have offered Fitzgibbon a scholarship. He also holds notable offers from Kansas, Arizona State, Wisconsin, Vanderbilt, Kansas State and Iowa State.

According to 247Sports, Fitzgibbon also has official visits lined up with Arizona State and Kansas.

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