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Michigan State football: Official visit season is perfect opportunity to bounce back

By Connor Muldowney

Michigan State's head coach Mel Tucker signs autographs for fans on Saturday, April 16, 2022, during the spring game at Spartan Stadium in East Lansing.220415 Msu Spring Game 037a
Michigan State's head coach Mel Tucker signs autographs for fans on Saturday, April 16, 2022, during the spring game at Spartan Stadium in East Lansing.220415 Msu Spring Game 037a /
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Official visit season is almost upon us and Michigan State football is in a familiar place: sitting with just a few commits heading into the busiest time of the recruiting schedule.

Mel Tucker is no stranger to building classes quickly and I can see him knocking official visit season out of the park because, well, he needs to.

The head coach lost his top two commits in Nick Marsh and Jamari Howard but both are planning official visits to East Lansing in June. Return trips can have them re-think their decommitments and jump back on board. Or it could be the closure they need.

But Michigan State fans are hoping that the official visits that are scheduled will yield great results.

A year ago, the Spartans hosted a number of five-stars and four-stars but came away with a modest haul. They swung for the fences and hit a double.

Tucker has a more attainable crop of recruits showing up in June.

Michigan State football has a chance to make some noise

With official visit season just a couple of weeks away, there’s a good chance that the 2024 class will grow a bit in June.

And each week will see some top prospects taking trips to East Lansing.

Here are the four-stars visiting each week.

June 2

  • Jaylen Thompson, CB, No. 402 (committed to MSU)
  • Kahnen Daniels, RB, No. 345 (committed to Florida)
  • Mario Buford, CB, No. 325
  • Kwazi Gilmer, WR, No. 272
  • Jordan Ross, WR, No. 235
  • Marcellus Barnes Jr., CB, No. 226
  • Xadavien Sims, DL, No. 203 (committed to Oregon; rumors circling that he may cancel)
  • Brauntae Johnson, ATH, No. 161

June 9

  • Jamari Howard, CB, No. 98
  • Caden Durham, RB, No. 128
  • Dylan Williams, LB, No. 171
  • Nathan Roy, OT, No. 187

June 23

  • Jason Brown, RB, No. 62
  • Nick Marsh, WR, No. 99
  • Anthony Carrie, RB, No. 254

There are also a number of top three-star targets visiting like Tra’Mar Harris (June 23), the Luniewski twins (June 23), Jason Cross (June 23), Decker DeGraaf (June 16), Reggie Powers (June 9), Syair Torrence (June 9), Justin Denson (June 2), and Eric Karner (June 2).

This is the perfect opportunity for Tucker and Co. to reverse course and get back on track.

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