EAST LANSING, MI - NOVEMBER 14: Head coach Mel Tucker of the Michigan State Spartans leads his team onto the field against the Indiana Hoosiers at Spartan Stadium on November 14, 2020 in East Lansing, Michigan. (Photo by Nic Antaya/Getty Images)
Three months ago, Michigan State football missed out on one of the top offensive linemen in the 2022 recruiting class as Kiyaunta Goodwin chose the Kentucky Wildcats over the Spartans.
Mel Tucker had a shot to make his first huge splash on the recruiting trail, but the Charlestown, Ind., native chose the veteran staff at Kentucky which has been recruiting well in the Midwest in the Mark Stoops era.