Jonathan Smith still preaches the importance of running a developmental program. That’s where high school recruiting comes in and the Michigan State coach who finished his first season last week at 5-7 landed future talent on Wednesday,

EAST LANSING, Mich. (WILX) - Michigan State head coach Jonathan Smith is looking to improve his roster after going 5-7 in his first season leading the program. MSU signed 16 recruits Wednesday who will hope to make immediate contributions next year.

Michigan State football has made it a priority to reprioritize recruiting the local states of Michigan and Ohio, something that was neglected by the previous regime. The Spartans added Braylon Collier to the recruiting class earlier this cycle,

While Michigan State received a ton of good news on National Signing Day, whether it be retaining Aydan West, flipping Jace Clarizio or adding Leonard Ah-You, the Spartans have had a good day overall.

Derrick Simmons is a senior defensive lineman for Frankenmuth who announced his commitment to Michigan State football in June.

It wasn't the smoothest first year for Jonathan Smith and his staff. Michigan State football missed out on a bowl game and

Detroit News contributor Allen Trieu, who covers Midwest recruiting for 247Sports, breaks down Michigan State's 2025 football recruiting class.

Michigan State football is bringing in 16 commits going into coach Jonathan Smith's second season in East Lansing.

When Rochester native and Class of 2025 defensive end Quante Gillians started his recruitment process, he wanted to leave the Northeast and explore a different part of the country. “I was always like,