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Michigan State Recruiting: Predicting where top 2016 football targets land

By Connor Muldowney

Dec 31, 2015; Arlington, TX, USA; Michigan State Spartans head coach Mark Dantonio leads his team to the field before the 2015 CFP semifinal at the Cotton Bowl against the Alabama Crimson Tide at AT&T Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Tim Heitman-USA TODAY Sports
Dec 31, 2015; Arlington, TX, USA; Michigan State Spartans head coach Mark Dantonio leads his team to the field before the 2015 CFP semifinal at the Cotton Bowl against the Alabama Crimson Tide at AT&T Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Tim Heitman-USA TODAY Sports /
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Dec 31, 2015; Arlington, TX, USA; Michigan State Spartans offensive lineman Donavon Clark (76) and Alabama Crimson Tide linebacker Ryan Anderson (22) during the game in the 2015 Cotton Bowl at AT&T Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jerome Miron-USA TODAY Sports
Dec 31, 2015; Arlington, TX, USA; Michigan State Spartans offensive lineman Donavon Clark (76) and Alabama Crimson Tide linebacker Ryan Anderson (22) during the game in the 2015 Cotton Bowl at AT&T Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jerome Miron-USA TODAY Sports /

5. Michael Onwenu, 4-star OG

Projected school of choice: Michigan

Offering Michael Onwenu late may have been the nail in the coffin for Michigan State as Mark Dantonio and his staff knew that it had talent on the offensive line right under his nose in Detroit, but figured the Cass Tech product was solid to Michigan. However, Michigan State offered him on January 18 and he scheduled an official visit for the following weekend.

It’s seeming more likely that he stays with the Wolverines at this point despite the fact that he’s also visiting Oklahoma this coming weekend.

Onwenu has been committed to Michigan since early June but he even has a few ties to Michigan State, such as Cass Tech teammates committed, as well as his sister who attends the rival school in East Lansing.

However, reports released shortly after his visit to East Lansing showed that his mind was made up and he would likely remain a Wolverines, barring some unusual circumstance in which he no longer had a scholarship waiting for him in Ann Arbor — we have seen it before, but Onwenu is a talent that this staff does not want to let out of its grasp.

The big offensive guard is ranked the No. 36 player in the country and the second-best offensive guard, according to 247Sports. He will remain with Michigan.

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