Michigan State football has never been known as a recruiting powerhouse. With a backyard full of blue bloods, and geographically the school is far away from Florida, Georgia, Texas, California, etc., the Spartans have always faced challenges when it comes to recruiting.
During the Mel Tucker era, Michigan State was getting visits, attention, and even commitments from blue-chips left and right. The current staff under Jonathan Smith has adopted a different approach: going after “low ego high output” players.
Don’t get it twisted, Smith will still go after top-rated recruits, but they have to be willing to put in the work.