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Michigan State's 2009 class ranked seventh by Rivals | Freep.com | Detroit Free Press

BY MATT DORSEY • FREE PRESS SPECIAL WRITER • August 7, 2008

There is a reason that Ohio State, USC and LSU have been so dominant on the football field the past few seasons. They have recruited better than anyone else. Ask any coach and he will tell you recruiting is the lifeblood of their program. If that is truly the case, then the future looks bright for Michigan State based on the recruiting rankings released by Rivals.com on Wednesday.

The Spartans are ranked No. 7 in the nation for the 2009 class, ahead of programs such as Notre Dame, Oklahoma, Alabama and Penn State. Rivals.com national recruiting analyst Jeremy Crabtree had the following to say about the Spartan class:

“We don't know if it's fair to call the Spartans the nation's biggest surprise because coach Mark Dantonio always has been a good recruiter, but nobody predicted this type of success so early in the process. Eight four-star prospects headline a talented group that's deep at a lot of positions.”

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