Tinney decides to be a Spartan

After committing two years ago to Connecticut coming out of high school, four-star cornerback Ken Tinney found himself in New Berlin, N.Y. at Milford Academy to improve his grades. Since then the 6-foot-0, 185-pounder with 4.3-second speed has seen his stock soar and this caused him to reopen his recruitment. Today the cornerback finally ended all speculation on where he's going.

"He committed to Michigan State," said Milford Academy head coach Bill Chaplick. "The reasons he committed there were because John L. Smith was very involved in his recruiting and they offered him over a year ago and have stayed with him since he's been working to get his academics together. He also told me he feels that he can contribute right away and just felt comfortable with the coaching staff."

Tinney had scheduled officials to Michigan State and Florida, but has since cancelled his visit to Gainesville. The No. 50 prep player in the country plans to take an official to Michigan State sometime this month.

Chaplick discussed what makes Tinney stand out as a prospect.

"He's such a great athlete in the build of a Michael Vick type guy and I can say with confidence that he's one of the best athletes I've ever coached."

Tinney chose the Spartans over offers from Michigan, Maryland, Florida, Syracuse and Connecticut amongst others.