DNews on FB commit Noah Listermann and other recruiting tidbits

While it was not his deciding factor, the fact the Spartans recruited him from the beginning of his football career was something that stuck with him. “Coach (Harlon) Barnett came to school my sophomore year,” Listermann told Scout.com’s Dave Berk. “It was only my first year of playing football, but he gave me his card and I was surprised ... he was the first coach to give me his card. I didn’t really know anything about Michigan State or colleges giving scholarships before I started playing football. But he came by a few times and I got to know more each time because he’s from my hometown and we could talk about things we each knew about, and from there our relationship grew.”