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Michigan State starts recruiting weekend off with Top 100 commit

Michigan State and top-ranked recruits haven’t always gone hand-in-hand. However, since the beginning of the 2010’s Mark Dantonio has taken things up a notch on the field and in the 2016 recruiting class those efforts are paying off in a major way.

Already one of the better classes in the Big Ten and the country, Michigan State got a huge commitment on Friday. Hinsdale (Illinois) South Top 100 defensive end Josh King made his verbal pledge to Dantonio and the Spartans.

King, rated as the No. 75 player in the country, the No. 6 strong-side defensive end and the No.