Ray Garland, son of Michigan State basketball assistant Mike Garland, takes his first steps after life-saving heart surgery on Jan. 27, 2020. Detroit Free Press
Jaden Akins and his family sat down in front of the computer screen on Wednesday, ready to do a virtual meeting on Zoom with one of the many coaching staffs across the country pursuing the Farmington combo guard.
The team Akins met with is not one Michigan State basketball fans want to hear: Michigan.
The state schools are just a few of the teams in the race for the services of Akins, a four-star player in the 2021 class.