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Michigan State offers LB Colin Simmons from Duncanville, Texas

Michigan State continues to recruit outside the midwest with another scholarship being offered out to a southern prospect.

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Michigan State football is looking to strike gold again with another linebacker that carries the Simmons’ name — this time a recruit from Texas.

This past year Antjuan Simmons starred at linebacker for the Spartans, and now Michigan State is trying to add Colin Simmons, a linebacker in the class of 2024, to their program. Simmons announced on Twitter on Tuesday that Michigan State has offered him a scholarship.

Simmons is listed on 247Sports at 6-foot-2 and 215 pounds, and plays outside linebacker for Duncanville High School in Texas. 247Sports currently hasn’t ranked any players for the 2024 class so we don’t know where Simmons ranks compared to others in his class.

Michigan State is the second program to offer Simmons, with Marshall handing out a scholarship last week.

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Locked On Spartans: SIGNING DAY PART TWO RECAP

Wil and Matt recap a wild signing day. Michigan State loses out on Rayshaun Benny but end up landing Keon Coleman.

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Wil and Matt recap a wild signing day. Michigan State loses out on Rayshaun Benny but end up landing Keon Coleman. They give their takes on both situations and then clown on Michigan fans for 20 minutes.

You can find the episode on iTunes, Spotify, and Google Podcasts.

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Michigan State pursuing All-American punter Brenden Segovia after he decommits from UCLA

Michigan State could be adding an All-American to its 2021 class in punter Brenden Segovia of Westlake Village, Calif.

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Michigan State could be adding an All-American to its 2021 class in punter Brenden Segovia of Westlake Village, Calif.

Segovia — a NBC All-American and three-star recruit — announced on Wednesday that he is no longer heading to UCLA and has reopened his recruitment, with Michigan State and USC already handing out offers.

Segovia is listed at 6-foot-2 and 185 pounds, and is ranked as the No. 9 punter in the 2021 class, according to 247Sports. He is considered the No. 3 punter in the country, according to Chris Sailer Kicking.

He had been committed to UCLA since last November, but reportedly was not granted academic admission, according to 247Sports.

Below are highlights of Segovia that he posted on Twitter on Wednesday afternoon:

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Michigan State Football earns commitment from 5-star K/P Garrison Smith

Michigan State has landed a commitment from 5-star K/P Garrison Smith. Smith is the first kicker or punter to be recruited by Mel Tucker.

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A signing week surprise came on Saturday for Mel Tucker and his staff, earning the commitment from 5-star kicker and punter Garrison Smith. Smith is a native of Norwalk, Ohio.

Smith will be coming to Michigan State as a preferred walk-on and will have a chance to earn the scholarship Matt Coghlin will leave behind after next season.

 

Smith is ranked as the no. 13 punter in the nation and no. 19 kicker by the Kohl’s Kicking Camps rating system, both giving him 5-star status in their rankings. Smith is also ranked by the Kornblue Kicking system which favors him more, ranking him as a 5-star and the no. 7 kicker in the nation.

Kohl’s and Kornblue are two of the biggest recruiting services that specialize in ranking specialists (kickers, punters and long snappers).

It is yet to be known if Smith will be on campus as a kicker or a punter, but nonetheless will be a welcomed addition to the Spartan family.

Michigan State has had problems at the punter position ever since Jake Hartbarger graduated and will need to replace senior Matt Coghlin after the 2021 season.

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Michigan State still in running for 2022 Florida 4-star DE Dante Anderson

Dante Anderson — a four-star defensive end from Homestead, Fla. — included MSU in his recent Top 15 schools list announced on Monday.

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Michigan State football is still in the running for one of the top defensive end prospects in the country for the class of 2022.

Dante Anderson — a four-star defensive end from Homestead, Fla. — included the Spartans in his recent Top 15 schools list announced on Monday.

Michigan State is part of a true who’s who of college football for Anderson, with Miami, Florida, Florida State, LSU, Penn State, Ole Miss, Tennessee, North Carolina, Indiana, Georgia Tech, South Carolina, Mississippi State, Arizona State and Kentucky cracking the list.

Anderson is ranked as the No. 48 overall recruit in the 2022 class, and No. 6 weakside defensive end, according to 247Sports. He’s listed at 6-foot-3 and 205 pounds.

The fact that Michigan State is in the running for a top recruit like Anderson is great to see, but it seems unlikely the Spartans will land him. 247Sports currently projects Anderson to Miami.

Below are highlights of Anderson from his Hudl page:

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Michigan State makes top six list for 2022 3-star DT from Ohio

Michigan State is still in the running for an Ohio top 20 recruit in the class of 2022.

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Michigan State is still in the running for an Ohio top 25 recruit in the class of 2022.

CJ Doggette Jr. — a three-star defensive tackle prospect from Pickerington, Ohio — has the Spartans in his final six schools list, with a commitment decision coming on March 6. Michigan State is joined by Rutgers, Pitt, Washington State, Cincinnati and West Virginia on Doggette’s finalists’ list.

Doggette is listed at 6-foot-2 and 275 pounds, and is ranked as the No. 579 overall recruit in the country, according to 247Sports Composite rankings. He is also listed as the No. 41 defensive tackle prospect and No. 21 recruit from Ohio.

Highlights from Doggette’s junior season in 2020 can be found below:

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Michigan State is latest power five program to offer 2023 CB/WR from Florida

Michigan State has handed out a scholarship offer to another recruit in SEC country — this time to Cormani McClain out of Lakeland, Fla.

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Michigan State has handed out a scholarship offer to another recruit in SEC country — this time to Cormani McClain, a 2023 cornerback and wide receiver prospect from Lakeland, Fla.

McClain, who is listed at 6-foot-1 and 170 pounds, has yet to be ranked by 247Sports but he’ll surely be a top recruit soon enough based on the number of schools already showing interest. Despite having two more seasons of high school ball ahead of him, McClain already has offers from Florida, Florida State, Tennessee, Penn State, Kentucky, South Carolina, West Virginia and Georgia Tech.

Check out highlights of McClain from his sophomore season below:

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Spartans make top 7 list for 3-star OT from Dearborn Fordson in 2022 class

Michigan State is joined on Ka’Marii Landers’ top seven list by Michigan, Nebraska, Oregon, West Virginia, Kentucky and Cincinnati.

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The Spartans remain in the running for one of Michigan’s top offensive line targets in the class of 2022.

Ka’Marii Landers, a three-star offensive tackle from Dearborn, Mich., included Michigan State in his top seven list that he released on New Year’s Day. Michigan State is joined on Landers’ top seven list by Michigan, Nebraska, Oregon, West Virginia, Kentucky and Cincinnati.

Landers is listed at 6-foot-4 and 290 pounds, and is the No. 599 overall prospect in the 2022 class by 247Sports. The recruiting outlet also has him ranked as the No. 25 OT nationally and No. 23 prospect in Michigan.

Landers is teammates at Fordson High with another highly-coveted Spartans target in Antonio Gates Jr. — who is still projected to end up in green-and-white, according to 247Sports. It would be very nice if MSU was able to land both of these local guys to help boost their 2022 class.

Check out highlights of Landers — courtesy of his Hudl page — below:

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Michigan State Football offers 2022 Georgia 3-star OT Cason Henry

Cason Henry, who is listed at 6-foot-6 and 280 pounds, announced the Spartans’ offer via Twitter on Thursday evening.

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While you may have been preparing for some New Year’s Eve festivities on Thursday, the Michigan State football coaching staff was out on the recruiting trail, handing out an offer to three-star offensive tackle Cason Henry of Marietta, Ga.

Henry, who is listed at 6-foot-6 and 280 pounds, announced the Spartans’ offer via Twitter on Thursday evening.

The Spartans are just one of the latest power five schools to hand out an offer Henry. He now holds offers from Michigan State, Purdue, North Carolina, Louisville, Kansas, Cincinnati, Coastal Carolina and Akron.

Check out highlights of Henry from his junior season via of his Hudl profile below:

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Locked On Spartans: IT’S (early) SIGNING DAYYYYYYYYY

Wil and Matt are joined by Stephen Brooks of 247Sports to take a look at MSU’s 2021 recruiting class on early signing day.

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Wil and Matt are joined by Stephen Brooks of 247Sports and Spartan Tailgate to take a look at MSU’s 2021 recruiting class on early signing day. They talk about the class as a whole, Audric Estime and go through some superlatives including instant impact players and future pros.

You can find the episode on iTunes, Spotify, and Google Podcasts.

Fab Four: Selecting Michigan State football’s Mount Rushmore of all-time recruits

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