Four-star offensive lineman Darius Afalava told Spartan Nation he likes Michigan State Spartan Football Coach Jonathan Smith and the coaching staff.
Michigan State's West Coast pipeline was established when head coach Jonathan Smith came east. Smith's first 2025 commit, three-star quarterback Leo Hannan, is from Servite, California.
Smith's big 2025 target is four-star offensive lineman Darius Afalava of Lehi, Utah. According to 247Sports Composite, Afalava is the No. 3 player in the state and the No. 25 interior offensive lineman in the country. Afalava spoke with Spartan Nation about what he liked in Michigan State. The coaching staff was a big factor for Afalava. He has a strong connection with offensive line coach Jim Michalczik.
recruited Afalava since Afalava's freshman year in high school -- back when Michalczik was with Oregon State. The connection still remained when Michalczik followed Smith east to Michigan State." is why are so high for me still," Afalava said. "Because I have one of the best relationships with them, personally. That's what makes this, them so so strong for me. I feel just feel like a deal breaker would be just how I feel in East Lansing ...
"That's really the biggest thing for me too -- it's how you treat my family, and just his gratitude towards my family, and just seeing him and all the feedback I get from the players ... It's just his mindset ... You can look at Oregon State as well, where they've been, where they were at the time Coach Smith was going there and changing everything. I just thought that was really big.""They are in my top five," Afalava said.
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