Mel Tucker, Michigan State football (Photo by Dustin Bradford/Getty Images)
On Friday afternoon, four-star Belleville linebacker chose Penn State over Michigan State football and it was painful to hear.
Painful. Unacceptable. Heartbreaking. Losing Jamari Budding to Penn State holds all three of those characteristics, and then some.
Right in the Spartans’ own backyard was Buddin who attends a high school that is a constant pipeline for Michigan State — or has been for years. The Spartans have landed some talented guys like Davion Williams, Julian Barnett and Devontae Dobbs from Belleville and the staff was attempting to make Buddin next.