Football Recruiting - Midwest Region

MSU, UM early favorites for Tyler Wiegers

September, 16, 2012

9/16/12

4:44

PM ET

With two big home games in the early portions of the season, Michigan State was hoping to get several 2014 recruits on campus twice in the season’s first three weeks.

Junior quarterback Tyler Wiegers (Beverly Hills, Mich./Detroit Country Day) is one of the recruits that made it for the Boise State game Aug. 31 and the Notre Dame game this past Saturday.

“[Michigan State] lost so it could have been a little bit more fun, but it was still cool,” the 6-foot-3, 190-pound quarterback said. “Before the game I got to walk around and see the fans. The atmosphere was awesome, energy was awesome. … All the fans were awesome to see how into they are and how much support the team gets. That was the coolest part for me.”

To continue reading this article you must be an Insider

ESPN The Magazine subscribers

Activate your Insider account »
Need more information?

View Insider Benefits »

RECRUITING NATION MIDWEST COVERAGE

The Midwest Region consists of the states of Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio and Wisconsin and is where the foundation of most Big Ten recruiting classes are made up of. It's also where the MAC finds most of its talent and national programs hunt for prospects.

More RecruitingNation blogs
RecruitingNation has the latest recruiting news from across the country:
• On The Trail
• East Region blog
• Midlands Region blog
• Southeast Region blog
• West Region blog