3 things Michigan State football must do to improve recruiting

Recruiting. Not much else is more important to a college football program’s success than recruiting as many good players as possible.

There’s no denying that Jonathan Smith and his staff have done an excellent job on the recruiting trail since taking over at Michigan State football, all things considered. But the recruiting still hasn’t been up to the standards that I (and likely many others) have for the program.

As it stands today, the Spartans' 2025 class contains 15 commits. That is a very healthy number for the beginning of July, but the overall ranking of the class is where things look a little bleak.

The Spartans' class currently is No. 52 in the country and No. 14 in the Big Ten. I don’t ever expect Michigan State to be at the top of either of these rankings, but where they’re at now isn’t good enough.

So what does Michigan State need to do to improve their overall recruiting? Here are the three most important things that I think would help.