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Recruiting Recon: Michigan State's Offense

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November 19, 2015 at 6:35am
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THE LAND FROM WHICH THEY COME
East Lansing
East Lansing is located in That State. I'll definitely hold out for that assignment in Hawai'i.


TEN FACTS AND LAWS ABOUT EAST LANSING

  1. East Lansing has a population of 48,579.
  2. It is illegal for a man to seduce and corrupt an unmarried girl. He risks five years in prison if he does.
  3. Michigan State has the largest single campus student body of any university in That State.
  4. In Clawson there is a law that makes it illegal for a farmer to sleep with his pigs, cows, horses, goats and chickens.
  5. The Kellogg Company is based in Battle Creek. 
  6. A woman is not allowed to cut her own hair.
  7. The world's only floating post office is located in That State. The boat,  J.W. Westcott II, will deliver mail to ships at sea. 
  8. It is illegal for a man to scowl at his wife on Sunday.
  9. No matter where you stand in That State you are always within 85 miles of a Great Lake.
  10. Couples are banned from making love in an automobile unless the act takes place while the vehicle is parked on the couple's own property.
Sources- strangestlaws.com, dumblaws.com, 50states.com
 
Michigan State

 

VITAL INFORMATION ABOUT MICHIGAN STATE
LOCATION East Lansing 
YEAR FOUNDED 1855
ENROLLMENT 50,085
NICKNAME Spartans
COLORS Green and White
HEAD COACH Mark Dantonio

 

 
KNOW MICHIGAN STATE'S RECENT HISTORY

 
2012-2015 RECORD COMPARISON LAST 3 SEASONS
M
 
OHIO STATE     
MICHIGAN STATE YEAR OHIO STATE
11-2 2014 14-1
13-1 2013 12-2
7-6 2012 12-0
     
31-9 TOTAL 38-3
10-3 AVERAGE 13-1

 

KNOW THE MAN WHO LEADS MICHIGAN STATE

Mark Dantonio

Mark Dantonio was hired by Michigan State on April, 21 2007. He has led the Spartans to a record of 83-32 (.722). Prior to taking the head job at Michigan State Dantonio was the head coach at Cincinnati from 2004-2006. Dantonio's last position as an assistant coach was at Ohio State as Jim Tressel's defensive coordinator from 2001-2003.

The Spartans are 9-1 this season. The lone loss was to Nebraska two weeks ago. Many circled Michigan State as Ohio State's toughest regular season game at the beginning of the season. With the improvement of That Team some fans have overlooked the Spartans. Don't fall in that trap. Michigan State will be the most talented team Ohio State plays in the regular season. Mark Dantonio will have his team prepared to leave Ohio Stadium with a victory. Will the Buckeyes be ready to defend their turf?
 

OFFENSIVE STARTER RECRUITING RANKINGS
M
 
     
OHIO STATE            
POSITION PLAYER COMP. RATING POSITION PLAYER COMP. RATING
QB CONNOR COOK .837 QB J.T. BARRETT .935
RB L.J. SCOTT .971 RB EZEKIEL ELLIOTT .969
WR AARON BURBRIDGE .956 WR MICHAEL THOMAS .870
WR MACGARRETT KINGS .868 WR CURTIS SAMUEL .970
FB TREVON PENDLETON .699 HY BRAXTON MILLER .983
TE JOSIAH PRICE .873 TE NICK VANNETT .912
LT JACK CONKLIN .699 LT TAYLOR DECKER .927
LG BRIAN ALLEN .892 LG BILLY PRICE .916
C JACK ALLEN .861 C JACOBY BOREN .870
RG DONAVON CLARK .878 RG PAT ELFLEIN .842
RT KODI KIELER .838 RT CHASE FARRIS .925
  9372        
  AVERAGE .852 AVERAGE   .920

 

OFFENSIVE STARTERS RECRUITING NOTES 2012-2015

Michigan State's highest rated starter is RB L.J. Scott (.971).
The largest gap among the offensive starters is the 284 point gap between Ohio State's Braxton Miller and Michigan State's FB Trevon Pendleton.
The average of Ohio State's starters is 68 points better than Michigan State's starters.

 

 

No. Of Players Recruited Per Position
M
   
Ohio State
POSITION NO. OF PLAYERS POSITION NO. OF PLAYERS
QB 3 QB 4
RB 8* RB 5
WR 9 WR 11
ATH 4 ATH 9
TE 7 TE 3
OT 8 OT 11
OG / C 3 OG / C 7
       
TOTAL 42 TOTAL 50

*1 FB included.

 

OFFENSIVE RECRUITING COMPARISON
 
Connor Cook
Michigan State's starting QB, Connor Cook (.837), was 6/20 for 77 yards, 0 TDs and an INT last week against.
 
2012-2015 QB AVERAGES
M
 
OHIO STATE
AVERAGE CATEGORY AVERAGE
6-3 HEIGHT 6-4
201 WEIGHT 208
.893 COMP. AVERAGE .890

Connor Cook is averaging 247 passing yards and 2 touchdowns per game this season.

 

 

LJ Scott
Last week RB L.J. Scott (.971) only rushed for 12 yards (6.0 ypc). Through ten weeks Scott has gained 519 yards.

 

2012-2015 RB AVERAGES
M
 
OHIO STATE
AVERAGE CATEGORY AVERAGE
6-0 HEIGHT  6-0
201 WEIGHT 207
.887 COMP. AVERAGE .953

Between 2012 and 2015 Michigan State signed seven running backs. L.J. Scott (.971) was their highest rated commit. Ohio State's highest rated commit was Ezekiel Elliott (.969).

 

Aaron Burbridge
WR Aaron Burbridge (.956) had 27 yards receiving against Maryalnd. 

 

2012-2015 WR AVERAGES
M
 
OHIO STATE
AVERAGE CATEGORY AVERAGE
6-1 HEIGHT 6-1
183 WEIGHT 189
.855 COMP. AVERAGE .914

Between 2012 and 2015 Michigan State signed 9 wide receivers. Aaron Burbridge (.956) was their highest rated commit. Ohio State's highest rated commit was Jalin Marshall (.983).

 

2012-2015 ATH AVERAGES
M
 
OHIO STATE

 

AVERAGE CATEGORY AVERAGE
6-1 HEIGHT 6-3
189 WEIGHT 198
.864 COMP. AVERAGE .915

The Spartans signed 4 athletes between 2012-2015. Byron Bullough (.876) was their highest rated athlete. Curtis Samuel (.970) was Ohio State's highest rated athlete.

 

Josiah Price
TE Josiah Price (.873) had 11 receiving yards against Maryland.

 

2012-2015 TE AVERAGES
M
 
OHIO STATE
AVERAGE CATEGORY AVERAGE
6-6 HEIGHT 6-4
239 WEIGHT 228
.839 COMP. AVERAGE .901

Between 2012 and 2015 Michigan State signed seven tight ends. Ohio State only signed three. Josiah Price (.873) was Michigan State's highest rated commit. Ohio State's highest rated commit was Marcus Baugh (.960)

 

 

Jack Conklin
LT Jack Conklin (.699) was signed by Michigan State in 2012.

 

2012-2015 OT AVERAGES
M
 
OHIO STATE
AVERAGE CATEGORY AVERAGE
6-8 HEIGHT  6-8
293 WEIGHT 297
.830 COMP. AVERAGE .904

Between 2012 and 2015 the Spartans signed 8 offensive tackles. Noah Listermann (.875) was Michigan State's highest rated OT commit. Ohio State's highest rated OT commit was Jamarco Jones (.970). 

 

 

2012-2015 OG / C AVERAGES
M
 
OHIO STATE
AVERAGE CATEGORY AVERAGE
6-5 HEIGHT 6-4
284 WEIGHT 293
.830 COMP. AVERAGE .893

Between 2012 and 2015 Michigan State signed three players at offensive guard / center. Kyonta Stallworth (.920) was their highest rated commit. Ohio State's highest rated commit was Demetrius Knox (.952).

ALL SIGNED PLAYERS 2012-2015

 

2012-2015 COMPARING MICHIGAN STATE'S QB COMMITS TO OHIO STATE'S
M
       
OHIO STATE
     
PLAYER (YEAR) HGHT WT COMP. RATING   PLAYER (YEAR) HGHT WT COMP. RATING
DAMION TERRY (2015) 6-4 218 .918   J.T. BARRETT (2013) 6-2 205 .935
TYLER O'CONNOR (2012) 6-2 205 .882   JOE BURROW (2015) 6-4 200 .897
BRIAN LEWERKE (2015)  6-3 180 .878   CARDALE JONES (2012) 6-5 220 .870
          STEPHEN COLLIER (2014) 6-4 208 .859
                 
AVERAGE 6-3 201 .893   AVERAGE 6-4 208 .890

 

 

2012-2015 COMPARING MICHIGAN STATE'S RB COMMITS TO OHIO STATE'S
M
       
O
     
PLAYER HGHT WT COMP. RATING   PLAYER HGHT WT COMP. RATING
L.J. SCOTT (2015) 6-2 228 .971   EZEKIEL ELLIOTT (2013) 6-0 212 .969
ANDREW DOWELL (2015) 6-1 211 .889   DONTRE WILSON (2013) 5-10 181 .969
VAYANTE COPELAND (2014) 6-1 185 .889   MICHAEL WEBER (2015) 5-9 219 .960
MADRE LONDON (2014) 6-1 205 .873   BRI'ONTE DUNN (2012) 6-2 218 .954
NICK TOMPKINS (2012) 5-9 182 .866   WARREN BALL (2012) 6-2 203 .914
R.J. SHELTON (2013) 5-11 187 .861          
GERALD HOLMES (2013) 6-1 209 .857          
                 
AVERAGE 6-0 201 .887   AVERAGE 6-0 207 .953

 

2012-2015 COMPARING MICHIGAN STATE'S WR COMMITS TO OHIO STATE'S
M
       
O
     
PLAYER HGHT WT COMP. RATING   PLAYER HGHT WT COMP. RATING
AARON BURBRIDGE (2012) 6-1 190 .956   JALIN MARSHALL (2013) 5-11 196 .983
MONTY MADARIS 6-1 190 .910   JOHNNIE DIXON (2014) 5-10 187 .964
FELTON DAVIS (2015) 6-3 175 .872   PARRIS CAMPBELL (2014) 6-0 184 .936
MACGARRETT KINGS (2012) 6-0 186 .868   K.J. HILL (2015) 6-0 188 .930
KALEEL GAINES (2015) 6-0 175 .855   JAMES CLARK (2013) 5-10 170 .911
KYLE KERRICK (2012) 6-3 185 .846   TERRY McLUARIN (2014) 6-0 190 .905
TREY KILGORE (2013) 6-2 180 .845   COREY SMITH (2013) 5-11 185 .903
JAY HARRIS (2013) 5-11 175 .841   ALEX STUMP (2015) 6-3 195 .897
MATT MACKWOOD (2012) 5-11 195 .699   FRANK EPITROPOULOS (2012) 6-3 195 .878
          RICQUAN SOUTHWARD (2012) 6-2 185 .876
          MICHAEL THOMAS (2012) 6-4 200 .870
                 
AVERAGE 6-1 183 .855   AVERAGE 6-1 189 .914

 

2012-2015 COMPARING MICHIGAN STATE'S ATH COMMITS TO OHIO STATE'S
M
       
O
     
PLAYER HGHT WT COMP. RATING   PLAYER HGHT WT COMP. RATING
BYRON BULLOUGH (2014) 6-1 190 .864   CURTIS SAMUEL (2014) 6-0 185 .970
DELTON WILLIAMS (2013) 6-2 205 .868   JEROME BAKER (2015) 6-2 203 .969
DARRELL STEWART JR. (2015) 6-0 170 .859   TORRANCE GIBSON (2015) 6-4 204 .961
KHARI WILLIS (2015) 6-0 189 .852   SAM HUBBARD (2014) 6-6 225 .923
          NOAH BROWN (2014) 6-2 212 .919
          MALIK HOOKER (2014) 6-2 185 .886
          TYVIS POWELL (2012) 6-4 180 .876
          CHRISTOPHER WORLEY (2013) 6-3 190 .868
          DARRON LEE (2013) 6-2 195 .860
                 
AVERAGE 6-1 189 .864   AVERAGE 6-3 198 .915

 

 

2012-2015 COMPARING MICHIGAN STATE'S TE COMMITS TO OHIO STATE'S
M
       
O
     
PLAYER HGHT WT COMP. RATING   PLAYER HGHT WT COMP. RATING
JOSIAH PRICE (2012) 6-5 240 .873   MARCUS BAUGH (2013) 6-4 225 .960
MATT SOKOL (2014) 6-5 225 .860   BLAKE THOMAS (2012) 6-4 240 .871
EVAN JONES (2012) 6-6 240 .853   A.J. ALEXANDER (2015) 6-4 220 .869
JEMARE MILLS (2012) 6-5 250 .850          
MONTEZ SWEAT (2014) 6-6 230 .822          
COLE CHEWINS (2015) 6-7 255 .820          
DYLAN CHMURA (2013) 6-6 230 .794          
                 
AVERAGE 6-6 239 .839   AVERAGE 6-4 228 .901


 

2012-2015 COMPARING MICHIGAN STATE'S OT COMMITS TO OHIO STATE'S
M
       
O
     
PLAYER (YEAR) HGHT WT COMP. RATING   PLAYER (YEAR) HGHT WT COMP. RATING
NOAH LISTERMANN (2015) 6-7 293 .875   JAMARCO JONES (2014) 6-5 290 .970
ZACH HIGGINS (2012) 6-5 310 .869   EVAN LISLE (2013) 6-5 260 .965
TYLER HIGBY (2015) 6-4 286 .863   ISAIAH PRINCE (2015) 6-6 272 .950
CHASE GIANACAKOS (2014) 6-6 280 .843   TAYLOR DECKER (2012) 6-8 315 .927
KODI KIELER (2012) 6-6 307 .838   KYLE DODSON (2012) 6-6 330 .919
MIGUEL MACHADO (2014) 6-6 290 .827   KYLE TROUT (2014) 6-6 300 .901
NICK PADLA (2014) 6-6 280 .826   GRANT SCHMIDT (2015) 6-6 275 .873
JACK CONKLIN (2012) 6-6 298 .699   KEVIN FEDER (2015) 6-9 305 .870
          BRANDEN BOWEN (2015) 6-7 330 .867
          BRADY TAYLOR (2014) 6-5 276 .862
          TIMOTHY GARDNER (2013) 6-5 310 .842
                 
AVERAGE  6-8 293 .830   AVERAGE 6-8 297 .904

 

2012-2015 COMPARING MICHIGAN STATE'S OG/C COMMITS TO OHIO STATE'S
M
       
O
     
PLAYER (YEAR) HGHT WT COMP. RATING   PLAYER (YEAR) HGHT WT COMP. RATING
KYONTA STALLWORTH (2015) 6-4 275 .920   DEMETRIUS KNOX (2014) 6-4 294 .952
BRIAN ALLEN (2014) 6-1 287 .892   MATTHEW BURRELL (2015) 6-4 321 .949
BENNY McGOWAN (2012) 6-4 290 .872   JOEY O'CONNOR (2012) 6-3 280 .908
          MARCELYS JONES (2014) 6-5 325 .881
          JACOBY BOREN (2012) 6-3 275 .870
          MIRKO JURKOVIC (2015) 6-5 275 .852
          PAT ELFLEIN (2012) 6-3 280 .842
                 
AVERAGE 6-5 284 .895   AVERAGE 6-4 293 .893

 

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