Frankenmuth (Frankenmuth, Michigan). Vitals: 6 feet 3, 270 pounds. 247 Sports' composite ranking: Three stars; No. 512 overall, No. 59 DL. The buzz: Simmons, who also is a thrower for the Eagles' track team,

MSU did not put together a super impressive recruiting class in Year 1 under Jonathan Smith, entering Wednesday with the 16th class in the Big Ten.

Jonathan Smith still preaches the importance of running a developmental program. That’s where high school recruiting comes in and the Michigan State coach who finished his first season last week at 5-7 landed future talent on Wednesday,