MSU Football in Grave Danger on the Recruiting Trail
The Michigan State Spartans have been stalled on the recruiting trail for the 2025 class.
They lost a big commit in tight end Emmett Bork, a player who had a high ceiling and would have likely outplayed his three-star grade. Now, they are in danger of losing another to a recruitment flip.
Three-star cornerback Aydan West was one of the undervalued gems that the Spartans were able to snag early into the summer -- a big recruiting win for Michigan State cornerbacks coach Demetrice Martin and Coach Jonathan Smith.
Looks like it could very well end up being a major loss. As of Monday, just about every expert on 247Sports has cast a crystal ball in favor of Virginia Tech, one of the schools competing for West at the time of his commitment.
Four Virginia Tech insiders, three Spartans insiders, and a national recruiting analyst. That's not a good look. Typically, these "crystal balls" are not a straight-up prediction -- they come from information from a reliable source, sometimes the prospect himself.
Then it comes out via "prediction." So, the crystal balls -- not a good sign for the Spartans. They had much recruiting momentum heading into the fall, and it seemed as though they were to get a 17th commitment at some point.
That 17th didn't occur and now they are close to dropping to 14 commits.
West was a huge steal for the Spartans. They offered him the first week of June, their red-hot recruiting month, and they had within one month to land him or not. In an amazing exhibit of dedication and commitment to a prospect, they managed to land West.
West was impressed with the Spartans, telling me, "My official visit to Michigan State was amazing; they showed me a great time, and they let me know how much of a priority I am to them. They let me know what they see in me, what they have to offer. They showed me a great time."
What really seemed to cinch it for West was the potential that he could step in as a Day 1 impact player and how he could develop under Martin, whom he was fond of.
Now, all signs point to West becoming a Hokie. Where did it go wrong for the Spartans?
Michael France is Sports Illustrated's Michigan State recruiting beat writer, covering all things Big Ten recruiting for Spartan Nation. Be sure to follow him on Twitter/X@michaelfrancesi for exclusive Spartans recruiting coverage.
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