The second football kicks off every year, it becomes flip season. Michigan State football has fallen victim to some flips in the past, but the Spartans have also flipped some of their own targets.
Jonathan Smith wants to be the flipper, and not the flippee.
For that to happen, he needs to remain focused on his 2026 recruiting class, because keeping it intact with some of the late-risers won't be easy.
One of those coveted late-risers is three-star linebacker Braylon Hodge from Englewood, Colo., who recently picked up an offer from Michigan and said he was "excited" and "speechless".