“We’ll take these two guys and I’ll ride or die.” I said, ‘I don’t need a senior,'” Dillingham said.
“I have two freshmen … who aren’t scared to compete against each other. That changed Dillingham’s mind, and Leavitt’s own desire to compete with Rashada made it easier to take him on. The head coach thought he would land a more experienced player, but Leavitt wanted to leave after playing sparingly at Michigan State last season and upheaval with the firing of head coach Mel Tucker. “He was like, ‘I’m not scared of competition.’ Great.
Dillingham was honest with Jaden Rashada about recruiting, Michigan State transfer Sam Leavittĭillingham said that he told presumed 2024 starter, Jaden Rashada, that he would target a quarterback in the transfer portal.