East Lansing — Michigan State coach Mark Dantonio said Wednesday that recruiting has moved more regionally in recent years, and players are staying close to home.
Although, based on the number of in-state recruits the Spartans inked as the early signing period opened Wednesday, they aren’t coming in from MSU’s own backyard.
Dantonio secured 13 of his 19 signees from the Midwest, but only three from Michigan, tying for the fewest in the coach’s 14 MSU classes.