When you think of spring ball, you don’t exactly think of recruiting, but that’s a huge component of March and April football. It’s especially important for Pat Fitzgerald and Michigan State as they begin their rebuild after four years of bowl-less Spartan football.
Michigan State needs to have a strong spring on the field obviously, but recruiting is important considering it’s going to help build momentum for the program.
What’s even more important for Fitzgerald is focusing on in-state recruiting, then the Midwest. He’s trying to follow Mark Dantonio’s blueprint, it seems, and he’s really honing in on the Midwest…