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Michigan State Football: 4-star OT Kiyaunta Goodwin’s recruitment far from over

By Connor Muldowney

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)
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) /
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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. He also had Ohio State high on his list which shows just how good this prospect really is.

Although three months have passed and Goodwin seems like a distant memory, he made headlines this week as he was spotted in East Lansing on an unofficial visit. This was his first public visit since his commitment to Kentucky back in April.

Corey Robinson of 247Sports broke the news about Goodwin’s unofficial visit on Thursday and that just goes to show that the Spartans aren’t out of the running for him just yet.

There was a feeling that Goodwin’s recruitment wasn’t quite over when he committed because the Michigan State staff continued to show interest and this visit just proves that. He spent his own money to visit East Lansing which shows that his interest is still there.

Can Tucker flip a four-star prospect from a Power Five program for the second straight year?

Michigan State football making offensive line a priority

Chris Kapilovic has to be happy with what Mel Tucker has made a priority over his first two recruiting classes at Michigan State. They have added nine offensive linemen in 2021 and 2022 and the continued interest in Goodwin shows that No. 10 could be on the horizon.

The staff doesn’t seem too content with nine new offensive linemen.

And Goodwin would be a monster flip. He’s the No. 53 prospect in the 2022 class and the 247Sports Composite lists him as the sixth-best offensive tackle.

This visit should have Kentucky on edge because Tucker is making a serious push and this visit wasn’t just to say hi. There might be something brewing here.

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