. ▁Sw an igan , ▁ranked ▁No . ▁ 8 ▁overall ▁by ▁ESP N ▁and ▁No . ▁ 1 1 ▁by ▁Sc out . com , ▁chose ▁Michigan ▁State ▁despite ▁thoughts ▁he ▁might ▁go ▁California ▁or ▁Pur due . ▁About ▁a ▁month ▁later , ▁Sw an igan ▁de - comm itted ▁to ▁Michigan ▁State ▁and ▁re open ed ▁his ▁rec ruit ing . ▁He ▁eventually ▁chose ▁Pur due . ▁Iz zo ▁later ▁said ▁there ▁were ▁no ▁hard ▁feelings ▁regarding ▁Sw an igan . ▁▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁rec ruit ing ▁class ▁▁ ▁The ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁rec ruit ing ▁class ▁was ▁called ▁the ▁best ▁ever ▁for ▁Tom ▁Iz zo . ▁Two ▁five - star ▁rec ruits , ▁Mil es ▁Br id ges ▁( top ▁ 1 0 ▁overall ) ▁and ▁Josh ▁Lang ford ▁( top ▁ 2 0 ▁overall ), ▁and ▁two ▁four - star ▁rec ruits , ▁Cass ius ▁W inst on ▁( top ▁ 3 0 ▁overall ) ▁and ▁Nick ▁Ward ▁( top ▁ 5 0 ▁overall ) ▁made ▁up ▁the ▁incoming ▁class . ▁The ▁class ▁had ▁been ▁ranked ▁in ▁the ▁top ▁four ▁nation ally ▁since ▁all ▁four ▁signed ▁their ▁letters ▁of ▁intent . ▁ ▁Pres e ason ▁▁ ▁For ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁since ▁ 1 9 9 1 ▁and ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁in ▁Tom ▁Iz zo ' s ▁ten ure ▁as ▁head ▁coach ▁at ▁Michigan ▁State , ▁Michigan ▁State ▁made ▁a ▁pr ese ason ▁trip ▁abroad . ▁Begin ning ▁August ▁ 2 2 , ▁ 2