Michigan State football: 5 ways Mark Dantonio can turn program around

Michigan State Football: 5 ways Mark Dantonio can turn program around in 2020

ANN ARBOR, MI - NOVEMBER 16: Michigan State Spartans head football coach Mark Dantonio looks at the score board late in the third quarter of the game against the Michigan Wolverines at Michigan Stadium on November 16, 2019 in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Michigan defeated Michigan State 44-10. (Photo by Leon Halip/Getty Images) /

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MADISON, WISCONSIN – OCTOBER 12: Head coach Mark Dantonio of the Michigan State Spartans takes the field with his team prior to a game against the Wisconsin Badgers at Camp Randall Stadium on October 12, 2019 in Madison, Wisconsin. (Photo by Stacy Revere/Getty Images) /

2. Spend more money on recruiting

OK, this one has to be a major priority. Like the rest of the fixes on this list, this one could be immediate, especially when it comes to the 2020 class and moving into 2021.

Adding more recruiting experts or coaches who excel in that regard and you could see drastic improvements. Spending more money on this area is important because it could almost literally equate to wins.

Most of the time, the programs that spend the most money on recruiting end up winning the most titles and competing. Frankly, Michigan State doesn’t spend nearly enough.

Bringing Harlon Barnett back would help but also spending money on recruiting trips, hosting officials and just making sure every stone is unturned with eyes on every corner of the Midwest will be important. Michigan State can’t afford to lose recruiting battles with Kentucky and Cincinnati anymore.

As it stands, Michigan State has the No. 44 recruiting class in 2020 and that’s not good enough if you’re a program trying to compete in the Big Ten with Ohio State, Penn State, Michigan and even Wisconsin.

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