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Michigan State Recruiting: Supposed JUCO transfer nearly pulls off ‘catfish’ attempt

Michigan State missed out on a JUCO transfer named Unique Brissett II who recently named the Spartans in his top five. The reason the Spartans didn’t land him? Well, because he wasn’t a real recruit, apparently.

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If you’ve ever seen the MTV show called Catfish, you’d know exactly what this term means. Basically a catfish is someone who pretends to be someone they’re not on the internet. Brissett, whose real name remains a mystery, was attempting to be a college recruit.