10 Michigan State football players Jonathan Smith needs to retain

10 current MSU players Jonathan Smith should heavily focus on retaining:

The first thing on the list for Jonathan Smith upon arriving to East Lansing will be meeting with the current roster, and recruiting the current roster to stick around and not hit the transfer portal.

No one is denying that the Spartans have a plethora of young talent on the roster, with the past two recruiting classes being very good, and it will be imperative that Smith can keep that talent in East Lansing for his staff to develop.

Let’s take a look at ten players Michigan State and Coach Smith need to retain on the roster:

Michigan State football’s trio of young WR show out in week one, buy stock now

Buy stock now: Michigan State’s trio of young wide receivers are ready to step up in 2023

As the dust settles in the first weekend of college football, it is time dissect some of the things we saw. Most recently, Spartan fans are feeling a little down after former WR Keon Coleman had a big first game for Florida State in his debut. While not having Coleman isn’t ideal, it is not something Michigan State football fans should be extremely worried about.

Michigan State recruited a huge haul of wide receivers in the 2022 recruiting class, and with the trio still remaining at the school, having one year under their belt, they are poised to have a big season for Michigan State:

Michigan State football gets NLI from WR Jaron Glover

Sarasota WR Jaron Glover has signed his NLI and will officially become a Spartan

Jaron Glover made a trip to East Lansing alongside Katin Houser, both uncommitted at the time, but both being blown away and then committing to Michigan State. Six months later, Glover has signed his national letter of intent.

The Spartans fended off Florida State in this recruitment after Glover took a visit to Tallahassee this fall. MSU also defeated Indiana and Tennessee in this recruitment.

Player Profile

Position: Wide Receiver

Height/Weight: 6’3″/195 pounds

Hometown: Sarasota, Florida

High School: Riverview High School

247Sports Composite ranking: 3-Star, No. 752 nationally

Analysis: Jaron Glover is a prospect that has some major upside. A huge frame at 6-foot-3 and 200 pounds, Glover has size alongside speed, running a 4.5 40-yard dash. All the tools are there for Glover to be an outstanding outside receiver, now it will boil down to route running and technique at the wide receiver position.

Stay tuned to Spartans Wire for all of your signing day coverage!

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3-star Florida WR Jaron Glover commits to Michigan State football

Michigan State landed the ninth commitment of the 2022 recruiting class in the form of Jaron Glover, a native of Sarasota, Florida.

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Not even 24 hours after landing the eighth commitment of the 2022 recruiting cycle, the Spartans coaching staff has landed the ninth commitment of the 2022 recruiting class. Wide receiver Jaron Glover has committed to Michigan State.

Glover is a native of Sarasota, Florida, and attended Riverview High School. He made the decision to commit to Michigan State this weekend while on his official visit.

Glover held additional scholarship offers from Indiana, Maryland, Syracuse, Tennessee, Wake Forest and West Virginia.

Glover is known for his speed as a wide receiver, being a burner on the outside. Glover ran a personal best 10.87 in the 100m dash this past track season. He will bring a different element to the MSU WR room with his speed.

You can find information on all of Michigan State’s 2022 recruiting class here.

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2022 3-star WR Jaron Glover to visit Michigan State in June

Michigan State will host three-star wide receiver Jaron Glover next month, according to Jason Killop of Rivals.com.

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Michigan State will host three-star wide receiver Jaron Glover next month, according to Jason Killop of Rivals.com.

Killop reported on Thursday that Glover has locked in an official visit to Michigan State for the weekend of June 18. Glover hails from Sarasota, Fla. and is listed at 6-foot-3 and 180 pounds.

Glover is ranked as the No. 105 wide receiver prospect in the 2022 class by 247Sports. He currently holds scholarship offers from the Spartans, West Virginia, Indiana USF, Wake Forest and Coastal Carolina.

Glover will be one of many prospects visiting East Lansing in June, with numerous recruiting targets locking in official visits next month.

Check out highlights of Glover below from this past season:

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