East Lansing — A year ago, Mark Dantonio and the Michigan State program spent National Signing Day wondering.

They had landed a commitment from five-star defensive lineman Malik McDowell, but the letter never arrived. McDowell’s mother said she didn’t want her son playing at Michigan State, and Signing Day proved to be the start of a long, stressful process that eventually ended with McDowell joining the program. - Read more at DetNews.com