Blue Adams, secondary coach of the Michigan State Spartans, is an important part of the strong defensive coaching staff. He is a successful player recruiter and talented player developer.
Adams has played a big role in several of the Spartans’ signings this cycle and has been tireless in making connections with future talent for 2026 and 2027. For 2026, Adams has his sights set on top safeties like Craig Tutt and Xavier Lherisse.
Adams, like many of the Green and White’s new recruits, has become accustomed to recruiting in the Midwest. Like his West Coast counterparts, Adams was impressed, he told reporters Thursday after practice.
“There are a lot of ballplayers in a small area,” Adams said. “There are some ballplayers. And sometimes you end up at some schools where you have to get on a plane to find some players or just gas up your car. You find some. Very close by.”
Brian Wozniak, the Spartans’ tight ends coach and successor to Oregon State University’s Jonathan Smith (with a winning record), also praised the Midwestern team’s performance.
“I love it … you get to hang out in Ohio for three or four days,” Wozniak said. “Are you kidding? It’s great. I get to spend some time at my own college home, Wisconsin, and then I get to recruit in the state of Michigan. Really, really good high school football. It’s been a lot of fun. It doesn’t feel like a new environment to me, but it almost does because I haven’t been there in so long. So it’s cool to have these older high schools that I might know from growing up, played against, or even my own high school, go there and check it out. It’s been a lot of fun.”
Both coaches confirmed what Smith said at Big Ten Football Media Days. The Spartans are active.
“We try to get into schools as often as possible and invite them to campus. They can watch us practice or talk about football, things like that,” Smith said. “We’ve done a few camps in the state,” Smith said. “When there are restrictions like that on the head coach, our team has made it a point to get into a lot of high schools in the Midwest.”
Michael France is Sports Illustrated’s Michigan State recruiting reporter and covers all things Big Ten recruiting for Spartan Nation. Follow him on Twitter/X@michaelfrancesi for exclusive coverage of the Spartans recruiting.
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