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MSU Football signing day live feed

February 2, 2016
Head coach Mark Dantonio speaks to members of the media during a press conference on Jan. 15, 2016 at Spartan Stadium. Dantonio discussed both the 2015 Goodyear Cotton Bowl and the upcoming 2016 season.
Head coach Mark Dantonio speaks to members of the media during a press conference on Jan. 15, 2016 at Spartan Stadium. Dantonio discussed both the 2015 Goodyear Cotton Bowl and the upcoming 2016 season.

This story will be continuously updated as MSU football recruits send their national letters of intent on Feb. 3.

Update: Wednesday, 12:29 p.m. – The final MSU verbal commitment has faxed his letter of intent. The tight end will work with Josiah Price in hopes to become a new red-zone target for MSU. That wraps up all the expected recruits to send in letters of intent for MSU. 

Noah Davis, TE, 6-5, 242, Cincinnati, Ohio (St. Xavier)

Update: Wednesday, 12:07 p.m. – MSU only had two letters of intent from verbal commitments missing, but they just got one from a three star kicker.

Matthew Coghlin, K, 5-10, 185, Cincinnati, Ohio. (Archbishop Moeller)

Update: Wednesday, 11:06 a.m. – MSU gets a signing from a quarterback, the son of former Detroit Lion quarterback and NFL journeyman Jon Kitna. He will be a preferred walk-on for MSU this upcoming season.

Jordan Kitna, QB, 6-0, 201, Waxahachie, Texas (Waxahachie)

Update: Wednesday, 10:52 a.m. – MSU commit DE/DTAuston Robertson, one of the highest rated prospects in MSU's recruiting class, tweeted this out moments ago.

He says MSU is still his top choice, but it begs to question of who Robertson may be considering.

In other news, a three/four star safety has faxed in his letter of intent.

Demetric Vance, S, 6-2, 193, Detroit, Mich. (Cass Technical)

Update: Wednesday, 10:45 a.m. – With Trishton Jackson and Khylin Barton signed and ready to go, MSU receives another fax from the No. 1 rated wide receiver in the state of Ohio

Justin Layne, WR, 6-3, 170, Richmond Heights, Ohio (Benedicitne)

Update: Wednesday, 10:42 a.m. – MSU gets another receiver commit. They had four highly rated receivers coming in and signed a fifth to add to the collection. 

Khylin Barton, WR, 6-2, 180, Zeeland, MI. (Zeeland East)

He will be a preferred walk-on for MSU this upcoming season.

Update: Wednesday, 10:22 a.m – The Spartans get their third defensive lineman to send in his national letter of intent, joining Mike Panasiuk and Naquan Jones. This prospect is rated as the top in the state of Illinois.

Josh King, DE, 6-6, 230, Darien, Ill. (Hinsdale South)

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Update: Wednesday, 9:38 a.m. – Lavert Hill, a defensive back from Detroit Martin Luther King High School in Detroit, Mich. announced his intentions to play football at the University of Michigan next season. Hill was a highly touted prospect, and his teammate Donnie Corley signed with MSU at the Army All-American Bowl. 

However, defensive tackle Naquan Jones, who once reopened his commitment after verbally committing to the Spartans, sent his letter of intent this morning.

Naquan Jones, DT, 6-4, 320, Mount Prospect, Ill. (Evanston Township)

Update: Wednesday, 9:08 a.m. – MSU defensive end target Prince Sammons announced his intentions to sign with Auburn University. MSU was considered a frontrunner for Sammons, but Auburn joined the fight for him late and wound up winning. 

Update: Wednesday, 9:01 a.m. – The younger brother of MSU lineman Jack and Brian Allen has sent in his letter of intent.

Matt Allen, OL, 6-2, 265, Hinsdale, Ill. (Hinsdale Central)

Update: Wednesday, 8:37 a.m.  Add outside linebacker Brandon Randle to the list of MSU recruits sending in their letter of intent this morning. 

Randle, OLB, 6-1, 217, Battle Creek, Mich. (Battle Creek Central)

Update: Wednesday, 8:26 a.m. — Five recruits have faxed their national letter of intent to the MSU Compliance Office so far this morning, according to Spartan Athletics:

AJ Arcuri, OL/DL, 6-7, 274, Powell, Ohio (Olentangy Liberty)

Luke Campbell, OL/DL, 6-4, 275, Lewis Center, Ohio (Olentangy)

Austin Andrews, CB, 6-0, 175, Columbus, Ohio (St. Francis DeSales)

Trishton Jackson, WR, 6-3, 190, West Bloomfield, Mich. (West Bloomfield)

Mike Panasiuk, DT, 6-3, 290, Roselle, Ill. (Lake Park West)

Update: Tuesday, 8:34 p.m  Michael Onwenu announced his intentions to play football for U-M this upcoming season. Onwenu had previously committed to U-M in June of 2015, but MSU had made a late push in January which made Onwenu reconsider. In the end, Onwenu stayed true to his original decision, landing Jim Harbaugh another top tier recruit. 

Initial: Tuesday, 4:28 p.m. — The NCAA football signing day kicks off Wednesday morning, and MSU head coach Mark Dantonio and his staff will be awaiting the final decision on a few big names. He will already be hearing the sweet sound of the fax machine on the verbal commits he has already received, as well as from the commits who have already enrolled in the university.

There are also a few names who remain uncommitted that MSU has pursued vigorously, but by tomorrow afternoon, those players will have determined their future in football. Either way, Dantonio wants to see all his targets’ names roll through that fax machines and add to arguably his best recruiting class in his tenure.

Michael Onwenu (Height: 6’3 / Weight: 370 / 40 yard time: 5.52 / Position: Guard)

Onwenu has been committed to Michigan since June of 2015, but the Spartans have gained some ground on the recruiting trail with Onwenu. MSU offered Onwenu on January 18, and he took an official visit on Jan. 22, along with Prince Sammons.

Onwenu is one of the nation’s highest rated guard prospects and arguably the most sought after player in the state of Michigan. He attended Cass Technical High School with a separate MSU commit in Demetric Vance. Onwenu is scheduled to make his decision between U-M and MSU Tuesday night at 8 p.m.

Lavert Hill (Height: 5’10 / Weight: 176 / 40 yard time: 4.41 / Position: DB)

Getting Donnie Corley, the highly touted wide receiver from Martin Luther King High School in Detroit, Michigan, was big in more ways than one for the Spartans. Not only do they add Corley, but they also significantly improved their chances at landing his teammate and best friend, Hill, who is ranked only two spots below Corley in ESPN’s top 300.

Hill set his announcement time for 9 a.m. Wednesday morning. He has narrowed his choices down to MSU, U-M (where his brother, Delano Hill, is a safety on the team), and Penn State, who Hill had previously given a verbal commitment to. The decision is expected to come down to MSU and U-M, and the deciding factor might be times of visit, as Hill saw MSU on Jan. 22, while U-M got him in December.

Prince Sammons (Height: 6’8 / Weight: 280 / 40 yard time: 5.2 / Position: DE)

The four star defensive end Sammons has been offered by 24 schools, but has seemingly narrowed his decision down to four schools: MSU, Oregon, Duke, and Auburn. Sammons visited MSU on Jan. 22 and received an in home visit from MSU defensive coordinator Harlon Barnett on Jan. 26.

He also got a visit from Auburn head coach Gus Malzahn on the 26th, leading up to his visit to Auburn on Jan. 29. Sammons' father told AL.com that his son would “be a great fit” at Auburn, and Duke had made enormous strides in 2015 to get a commitment from Sammons. As it stands now, MSU may be a slight front-runner and would be the closest school to his home in Cincinnati.

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