It’s no secret that since Mark Dantonio took over as head football coach at Michigan State he has recruited the state of Ohio with conviction.
Since 2007, more than a quarter of the student-athletes who have signed to play for the Spartan football program are from the state of Ohio. More interestingly is the focus on the city of Cincinnati – a city in which Dantonio and his staff spent three years coaching the University of Cincinnati Bearcats.
This trend of Ohio-born players playing at Michigan State is one in which fifth-year senior defensive tackle Joel Heath said made all the difference when picking a new home for college.