It’s been a couple of months since Michigan State was last in the mix for four-star legacy cornerback Gideon Gash, the younger brother of true freshman Samson Gash and veteran Spartan defensive back Caleb Gash.
The elite top-60 cornerback from Detroit (Mich.) Catholic Central was looking like a potential Michigan State lean during his earlier recruiting days, but even after taking a surprise official visit to East Lansing during the month of May, he decided to keep his options open.
Eventually, he committed to Texas Tech.
Michigan State fans were crushed because that would have been the first major recruiting win of the Pat Fitzgerald era, rivaling that of the Caleb Johnson commitment.
Even though he’s technically off the market, he’s being looked at as a potential option for Fitzgerald again after he told Rivals’ Allen Trieu that he’s “not totally closed down”.
4-star DB Gideon Gash taking on return duties this season as well for Detroit Catholic Central.
— Allen Trieu (@AllenTrieu) August 16, 2026
And the Texas Tech commit explained why he chose The Red Raiders but also said he's "not totally closed down."https://t.co/bv0Emd9In4 pic.twitter.com/TV9jet5CzV
That’s right, Spartan fans, that’s what you call hope. He’s opened the door ever so slightly and now there’s some hope creeping in. Him saying that he’s not entirely closed down means that he’s keeping his recruitment open while verbally being pledged to Texas Tech. Essentially, he’s still hearing some schools out on their recruiting pitches.
Michigan State is likely one of the schools still chipping away at his Texas Tech commitment considering Fitzgerald was doing everything he could to get him to join his brothers in East Lansing.
The draw of having two brothers on the roster can only help Michigan State.
Alabama and Oklahoma were also finalists for him, so expect them to be involved as well.
Gideon Gash would be a huge win for Pat Fitzgerald
Michigan State’s 2027 recruiting class is ranked just 59th in the country which isn’t enough to really move the needle, but adding someone like Gash, who’s listed as high as the No. 53 recruit in the country, would likely get the momentum flowing back in the Spartans’ direction.
Beating out Texas Tech, Alabama, and Oklahoma for one of the top recruits in the nation would send a message to the rest of college football that Fitzgerald is not to be messed with.
This isn’t Jonathan Smith’s Michigan State football program anymore.
Fitzgerald has already aimed high in the 2027 class and while he didn’t win all of his Plan A recruiting battles, he’s held his own, for the most part. When the wins start coming, we’ll see much better recruiting classes, but Gash can flip the entire outlook of the current 2027 recruiting class.
This would be a massive win because it could also lead to more in-state commitments. When in-state recruits see top prospects commit, they like to team up.
Get Gash on campus for a game this fall and anything can happen.
Hope is alive.
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