Tom Izzo may be 70 years old, but he hasn't slowed down on the recruiting trail.
After landing four-star point guard Carlos Medlock Jr. before his senior year at Link Academy in Missouri, he secured official visits with some of his top targets in the 2026 class. He also made three separate top schools lists on Saturday. Five-star center Ethan Taylor, four-star power forward Quinn Costello, and four-star small forward Jalyn Collingwood all listed the Spartans on their trimmed lists.
And visits have been scheduled with each of them.
Costello will be on campus for Grind Week with four-star shooting guard Jasiah Jervis and Medlock Jr. will also be there to help with recruiting efforts. Collingwood and Taylor will be on campus a month later to begin October.
Medlock has a chance to help the Spartans land three of these guys, at least. While there are limited spots in the 2026 class for Michigan State, I could see the Spartans picking up 3-4 commitments.
How could Medlock help?
Besides the obvious of a committed recruit trying to convince fellow 2026 classmates to join him, he is also going to be on campus with Jervis and Costello on Sept. 5, which is a prime opportunity for him to use the "look what we can build together" pitch.
As for Taylor, he will be teammates with the five-star center at Link Academy this season, so developing a connection on the floor and a friendship off of it will be important. If that happens like Izzo hopes, the recruiting pitch would be that much easier.
Medlock will have a helping had with at least three Plan A targets in the 2026 class for Izzo and the Spartans and that's a good place to be if you're the Hall of Fame head coach.
Sometimes the best recruiters are the recruits themselves.
It's time to let Medlock get to work.