Compared to other Power-Four first-year head coaches, Michigan State football coach Jonathan Smith is considered to be behind on the recruiting trail in his first offseason at the helm.
Any first-year head coach will have a tough time bringing in a great recruiting class. The only first-year head coach to bring in a top-15 recruiting class, per 247Sports, was Kalen DeBoer at Alabama, who had the No. 2 class in 2024.
247Sports' Carter Bahns discussed the current state of Michigan State recruiting following the Spartans' summer official visits.
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