If you thought the widespread concerns over the COVID-19 Coronavirus outbreak was going to keep new Michigan State Football head coach Mel Tucker from recruiting new talent to East Lansing, well, you were wrong. At least as of this morning, Tucker is still sending out scholarship offers to some of the top high school football players in the country, and on Friday, 3-star 2021 defensive end Hammond Russell announced on Twitter that he has been offered by the Spartans.
As Russell notes in his tweet, this is his 18th recruiting offer as he is the No. 40 ranked defensive end in the 2021 class and the No. 26 ranked player in Ohio according to 247sports’ composite rankings. Russell currently plays for Dublin Coffman High School in Ohio.
This is a player to keep an eye on. As of right now, Michigan State, in my opinion, is the highest-profile team that has offered Russell and 247sports has already called him a ‘2021 defensive end to know in Ohio.’
