California native Drew Nichols is a three-star offensive lineman and priority recruit for Michigan State. He spoke with Spartan Nation about possibly playing in the Big Ten and more.
Michigan State coach Jonathan Smith made recruiting the Midwest and the state of Michigan his top priority.
However, Smith is still looking to the West Coast and the regional pipeline he established while at Oregon State.The Golden State is home to another of Smith's top recruiting priorities.. Nichols is the No. 95 prospect in one of the most talented football states in the country. He is the No. 76-rated interior offensive lineman.
Nichols -- 6-foot-5, 270 pounds -- would potentially give Michigan State and offensive line coach Jim Michalczik plenty to work with as the Spartans re-tool their offense for the Smith Era."Coach coaches really athletic guys, they're not fat, sloppy dudes -- they're all really athletic and they all can run," Nichols said."That's really new, especially with offensive lineman -- these guys are physical and they can run and they're not sloppy.
"I just wanna be able to see what's going on with the school -- where is it heading, what's happened in the past, what's worked, what hasn't, do these guys really play for each other or all these guys only for themselves. Education is very, very, important. I need to see if they got the right schools ... if what I want to do is accessible there ... That's all really important.
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