Re: tOfficial MSU Football Recruiting Thread: Class of 2015

by **Turtleneck** Wed 21 Jan - 22:35

LooseGoose wrote:Day 21 of the Hardon reign at scUM and no new commits for them, I've been having fun reminding their fanboys of the predictions of 5*'s beating the doors down to commit to Jesus.

Meanwhile the slappies over at MGoBlow are wetting themselves over JesusHardon stealing some State commits. Seems a bit strange in light of the fact that usually they scoff that our commits couldn't make it there.....

http://mgoblog.com/mgoboard/jimmy-going-after-sparty-commits

Seems like he is really trying to flip some kids. Besides the article below, lots of news about Harbaugh targeting 2-3 Nebraska commits.

http://www.abqjournal.com/529755/sports/unhooked-horn-michigans-harbaugh-visits-zach-gentry.html

by **Heat Miser** Thu 22 Jan - 0:17

Turtleneck wrote:

Seems like he is really trying to flip some kids. Besides the article below, lots of news about Harbaugh targeting 2-3 Nebraska commits.

http://www.abqjournal.com/529755/sports/unhooked-horn-michigans-harbaugh-visits-zach-gentry.html

Wonder how that makes Jesus Malzone feel.

by **Turtleneck** Thu 22 Jan - 6:00

Heat Miser wrote:

Wonder how that makes Jesus Malzone feel.

He also made a visit to an unranked 2015 QB in Texas.

by **Turtleneck** Thu 22 Jan - 16:31

Any word on John Kelly? Was planning to announce today.

http://www.freep.com/story/sports/high-school/2015/01/22/michigan-michigan-state-football/22161181/

by **Turtleneck** Thu 22 Jan - 16:34

MSU will play BYU in 2016 but they are competing now for the services of a 2015 DE.

One of BYU's top remaining targets is Mufi Hunt, a 6-foot-6, 220-pound defensive end from Sandy's Brighton High. Hunt tweeted that BYU coaches Bronco Mendenhall, Mark Atuaia and Kelly Poppinga made an in-home visit before the Bengals' basketball game Wednesday night. Hunt is visiting Michigan State this weekend. He has also visited Washington State and said two weeks ago that those three schools — MSU, BYU and WSU — are at the top of his list. He has also said he probably won't decide until signing day.

http://www.sltrib.com/home/2088822-155/byu-football-offensive-line-depth-a

by **Turtleneck** Thu 22 Jan - 16:58

Turtleneck wrote:Any word on John Kelly? Was planning to announce today.

http://www.freep.com/story/sports/high-school/2015/01/22/michigan-michigan-state-football/22161181/

Kelly picks Tennessee.

http://www.tennessean.com/story/sports/2015/01/22/john-kelly-commits-tennessee/22159863/

by **Ass Dan** Thu 22 Jan - 17:22

Turtleneck wrote:

Kelly picks Tennessee.

http://www.tennessean.com/story/sports/2015/01/22/john-kelly-commits-tennessee/22159863/

Six win seasons must be really appealing to him. Surprised he didn't pick Michigan by that criteria

by Guest Thu 22 Jan - 20:52

Allen Trieu ‏@AllenTrieu 1m1 minute ago

Belding (Mich.) OL Bryce Wilker has accepted a preferred walk-on offer at #MichiganState. Nice PWO get:

by Guest Thu 22 Jan - 20:56

Seems like the kid has some size - from an article last winter:

A prospect we expect to see more interest come his way over the next few months is Belding High's Bryce Wilker, a 6-foot-5, 280-pound offensive tackle who made All-Conference, All-Area and the Grand Rapids Press Dream Team as a junior.

And video:

http://www.hudl.com/athlete/2277513/bryce-wilker

by Guest Thu 22 Jan - 22:26

He'll be a for sure red shirt while Mannie puts some bulk on him to be an OT.

EAST LANSING -- Michigan State has added another brick to its offensive line foundation, as Clarkston tight end Cole Chewins has Tweeted out that he has committed to the Spartans.

Chewins, 6-foot-7 and 235 pounds, was previously committed to Miami (Ohio) University and held other offers from Central Michigan, Eastern Michigan, Ball State, Akron and Kent State.

Michigan State assistant coaches Mark Staten and Brad Salem served as his primary recruiters.

Chewins committed to Miami (Ohio) last June, but the Spartans made an offer on Dec. 16, and Coach Mark Dantonio followed up with a visit on Jan. 15, according to 247Sports.

http://www.mlive.com/spartans/index.ssf/2015/01/clarkston_tight_end_cole_chewi.html

by **NigelUno** Thu 22 Jan - 22:34

LooseGoose wrote:He'll be a for sure red shirt while Mannie puts some bulk on him to be an OT.

http://www.mlive.com/spartans/index.ssf/2015/01/clarkston_tight_end_cole_chewi.html

He'll actually be a gray shirt before he's a red shirt.

by Herbie Green Thu 22 Jan - 22:49

Good get

by **Turtleneck** Fri 23 Jan - 8:15

NigelUno wrote:

He'll actually be a gray shirt before he's a red shirt.

He sounds athletic. I like that he was a TE but his play at T earned him a scholarship offer.

by Guest Fri 23 Jan - 13:21

This is the player Coach D wants. Supposedly let McKee walk to leave a space open for him.

Rico Beard ‏@RicoBeard 18m18 minutes ago
2015 #Rivals250 LB Quart'e Sapp on his official visit to #MichiganState RT @Dedicated_2Work: Just touched down in Lansing,Michigan

by **Turtleneck** Fri 23 Jan - 14:09

A good roundup of what is left on MSU's recruiting agenda for 2015.

The Spartans' 2015 class is just about capped off, as Dantonio indicated last week the final scholarship or two available would go to only the most elite recruits on the Michigan State recruiting board.

http://www.mlive.com/spartans/index.ssf/2015/01/column_michigan_state_football_6.html

As LooseGoose pointed out, Sapp is a key target for MSU. The article also mentioned that MSU recently offered Juwan Harris, a 2015 Florida receiver currently committed to Florida Atlantic.

by **Turtleneck** Sun 25 Jan - 10:57

Catch-22: Michigan's Best High School Recruits

A rundown of Michigan's top talent for 2015, which means plenty of MSU commits mentioned (including the #1 player).

http://www.lansingstatejournal.com/story/sports/high-school/2015/01/24/catch/22280933/

by **Turtleneck** Sun 25 Jan - 11:10

Good read and interview with heat seeking missile and 2015 MSU offer Fotu T. Leiato II.

The Steilacoom High School linebacker and News Tribune All-Area linebacker had zero offers and zeros stars in the spring of 2014. As of Jan. 24, 2015, Leiato had 15 scholarship offers, including Michigan State, Oklahoma, Oregon, San Diego State, UCLA, and Washington State. His highlight video on Hudl is the most viewed in site history at almost 500,000.

Read more here: http://www.thenewstribune.com/2015/01/25/3604562/steilacooms-fotu-t-leiato-ii-made.html#storylink=cpy

by **Turtleneck** Sun 25 Jan - 21:37

2015 MSU offer Juwaun Harris says he might not make it to MSU for a visit.

This weekend, the Scarlet Knights made a hard push to secure the services of Jawuan Harris, a 5-10, 185-pound receiver from St. Thomas Aquinas (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.).

Multiple schools, including Michigan State, are making a late effort to get in the good graces of Harris, but the explosive pass catcher says he's taken his final official visit.

"I do not plan on taking other visits as of right now, no," Harris, who projects as a Z receiver told NJ Advance Media.

However, he says it has more to do with being tired of flying than anything else.

"If I dont go (to Michigan State next weekend), it would be mainly because I'm just tired of flying," said Harris, whose primary Rutgers recruiter is wide receivers coach Ben McDaniels. "All the traveling and stuff like that, it gets tiring."

http://www.nj.com/rutgersfootball/index.ssf/2015/01/jawuan_harris.html

by Rodeo Burger Sun 25 Jan - 21:43

Turtleneck wrote:2015 MSU offer Juwaun Harris says he might not make it to MSU for a visit.

This weekend, the Scarlet Knights made a hard push to secure the services of Jawuan Harris, a 5-10, 185-pound receiver from St. Thomas Aquinas (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.).

Multiple schools, including Michigan State, are making a late effort to get in the good graces of Harris, but the explosive pass catcher says he's taken his final official visit.

"I do not plan on taking other visits as of right now, no," Harris, who projects as a Z receiver told NJ Advance Media.

However, he says it has more to do with being tired of flying than anything else.

"If I dont go (to Michigan State next weekend), it would be mainly because I'm just tired of flying," said Harris, whose primary Rutgers recruiter is wide receivers coach Ben McDaniels. "All the traveling and stuff like that, it gets tiring."

http://www.nj.com/rutgersfootball/index.ssf/2015/01/jawuan_harris.html

Tiring? Yeah, I get it, but this is about deciding where you're going to spend the next 4 or 5 years of your life.

by **Turtleneck** Sun 25 Jan - 21:45

Maybe he made up his mind but does not want to say as much.

by **Turtleneck** Sun 25 Jan - 23:48

Turtleneck wrote:Good read and video with heat seeking missile and 2015 MSU offer Fotu T. Leiato II.

Picks Oregon. Not a big surprise.

http://blogs.seattletimes.com/highschoolsports/2015/01/25/steilacooms-leiato-picks-oregon/

by **Ass Dan** Sun 25 Jan - 23:55

Turtleneck wrote:

Picks Oregon. Not a big surprise.

http://blogs.seattletimes.com/highschoolsports/2015/01/25/steilacooms-leiato-picks-oregon/

Meh. Undersized linebacker. I'd bet you never hear about him again.

by **Turtleneck** Mon 26 Jan - 0:01

If Dantonio thought he was good enough to be offered, good enough for me.

by Guest Mon 26 Jan - 11:51

Another PWO....

A little while ago, some friends of Kenny Willekes started noticing he had a likeness to Friday Night Lights star Tim Riggins.

It kept spreading and, eventually, it stuck for the Grand Rapids (Mich.) NorthPointe Christian linebacker.

”A couple of my friends started saying, ‘Hey, you look at lot like Tim Riggins,” Willekes said. “More and more people from different schools that don’t even know each other started saying it, so it stuck around and caught.”

On the field, his play also mirrors that of the character played by actor Taylor Kitsch in the five-season long TV series.

”(We are) very similar,” he said. “We both run downhill and love contact.”

On Thursday, the 6-foot-3, 225-pound senior elected to accept a preferred walk-on at Michigan State over Division 2 offers and a preferred walk-on spot at Minnesota.

http://michiganstate.scout.com/story/1506078-willekes-makes-easy-decision-to-walk-on?s=175

by Guest Mon 26 Jan - 14:17

Kind of a weird tweet right out of the blue....
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Mike Weber @mikeweber25 · 19m 19 minutes ago
Much respect to Coach Dantonio for coming by saying what's up .
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For those that don't know who he is - big time RB out of Cass Tech, committed to tOSU with Hardon still trying to flip him to scUM. Was also a big MSU target.

by **Turtleneck** Tue 27 Jan - 8:14

Curtis Blackwell on MSU's recruiting philosophy.

Blackwell, who has designed a three-phase approach, said MSU's classes are smaller because of a higher retention rate.

"The number one answer, and the one thing we know for sure, the student-athletes love it here in East Lansing, and I can tell that to any parent,'' Blackwell said on Monday's "Griff and Grinz Show" on Lansing's 92.1 The Team.

"It's why Shilique Calhoun and Connor Cook come back ... and I think that's the best recruiting presentation I can give to a parent,'' he said. "There are a lot of smoke and mirrors out there. When your son gets dropped off at college, all those other recruiting presentations are out the window.''

There are small updates on 2015 offer Cassius Peat and 2015 commit Brian Lewerke at the bottom.

http://www.mlive.com/spartans/index.ssf/2015/01/michigan_states_curtis_blackwe_1.html

by **Turtleneck** Tue 27 Jan - 8:16

Scout's 2015 impact freshman in the Big Ten....

There are some 2015 prospects Scout expects to see on the field a lot for Big Ten schools this fall.

Here are five:

L.J. SCOTT
Hubbard HS / 6'1" / 227 lbs
POSITION
TB

Analysis: Big back who runs like a big back should. Breaks a lot of arm tackles and has excellent balance. Shows good change of direction ability and short area quickness. He has good feet and is agile for a bigger kid. He likely will not be a true home run threat in college, but has above average speed and can break longer runs. Shows good ability to catch the ball out of the backfield. - Allen Trieu
Michigan State has good running backs coming back, but with Jeremy Langford gone, L.J. Scott has the size and running style to immediately contribute. He is strong between the tackles and has the speed to get to the outside and turn the corner.

http://recruiting.scout.com/story/1506418-five-impact-freshmen-in-the-big-ten?s=73

by Guest Tue 27 Jan - 18:28

Drake Martinez ‏@3Drako6 35m35 minutes ago

Thank you to all the schools that offered me. I will be attending Michigan State University! #Spartans

http://espn.go.com/blog/bigten/post/_/id/101951/nebraska-loses-another-martinez

The brother of former Nebraska quarterback Taylor Martinez is leaving the Huskers after one year.

Drake Martinez, a freshman safety who likely would have contributed in 2014 as a backup, plans to transfer this offseason, his father, Casey Martinez, confirmed on Saturday.

by Guest Tue 27 Jan - 18:34

Rico Beard ‏@RicoBeard 6h6 hours ago

2016 #Rivals100 WR Donnie Corley (Detroit King HS) @2Live9 releases his Top 5. #MichiganState #OhioState #LSU #Tennessee and #NotreDame.

by headeast Tue 27 Jan - 19:27

https://twitter.com/HondoCarpenter/status/560224929178976256

by **SpartanInNH** Tue 27 Jan - 20:15

LooseGoose wrote:Drake Martinez ‏@3Drako6 35m35 minutes ago

Thank you to all the schools that offered me. I will be attending Michigan State University! #Spartans

http://espn.go.com/blog/bigten/post/_/id/101951/nebraska-loses-another-martinez

WTF? Does transferring within B10 mean he has to pay his own way?

by Guest Tue 27 Jan - 20:17

SpartanInNH wrote:

WTF? Does transferring within B10 mean he has to pay his own way?

Nope, he spent a year at CC in between - I've seen nothing about him having to pay.

by **SpartanInNH** Tue 27 Jan - 20:26

LooseGoose wrote:

Nope, he spent a year at CC in between - I've seen nothing about him having to pay.

Well, that's good news -- I guess.

Gotta love Coach D. I love you

by **SpartanInNH** Tue 27 Jan - 20:35

Oh, and --

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by **Tim Wakefield** Tue 27 Jan - 22:51

UM's quarterback recruit decommitted. Name is Messiah. Hope we get him

by **SeeRockCity** Tue 27 Jan - 23:02

Tim Wakefield wrote:UM's quarterback recruit decommitted. Name is Messiah. Hope we get him

tMessiah!

by beal99 Tue 27 Jan - 23:25

Two of the biggest recruits in the Kentucky Wildcats’ 2015 cclass are no longer committed to UK.

David and Andrew Dowell are flipping from Kentucky to Michigan State, according to recruiting analyst Bill Greene.

Both players are considered four-star prospects in the class of 2015 by both Rivals.com and Scout.com, and had been committed since October.

Both played multiple positions at St. Edward High in Lakewood, Ohio, but they were expected to play defensive back at UK.

by **Other Teams Pursuing That** Wed 28 Jan - 2:20

beal99 wrote:Two of the biggest recruits in the Kentucky Wildcats’ 2015 cclass are no longer committed to UK.

David and Andrew Dowell are flipping from Kentucky to Michigan State, according to recruiting analyst Bill Greene.

Both players are considered four-star prospects in the class of 2015 by both Rivals.com and Scout.com, and had been committed since October.

Both played multiple positions at St. Edward High in Lakewood, Ohio, but they were expected to play defensive back at UK.

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by **Turtleneck** Wed 28 Jan - 5:44

Tim Wakefield wrote:UM's quarterback recruit decommitted. Name is Messiah. Hope we get him

MLive has something on this. Article says MSU offered after Hoke was fired.

http://www.mlive.com/wolverines/index.ssf/2015/01/2016_qb_messiah_deweaver_decom.html

by **Turtleneck** Wed 28 Jan - 6:56

beal99 wrote:Two of the biggest recruits in the Kentucky Wildcats’ 2015 cclass are no longer committed to UK.

David and Andrew Dowell are flipping from Kentucky to Michigan State, according to recruiting analyst Bill Greene.

Both players are considered four-star prospects in the class of 2015 by both Rivals.com and Scout.com, and had been committed since October.

Both played multiple positions at St. Edward High in Lakewood, Ohio, but they were expected to play defensive back at UK.

Looks like UK has had quite a few flips in its 2015 class.

http://www.courier-journal.com/story/sports/recruiting/kentucky/2015/01/27/report-four-star-twins-andrew-dowell-david-dowell-flip-kentucky-michigan-state/22447359/

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