MSU gets two more verbals from Ohio, including top WR

EAST LANSING -- That's four verbal commitments in four days for Michigan State, two right before today's spring game -- one a nationally heralded recruit with offers from Ohio State, Michigan and many others.

Justin Layne, a 6-foot-2, 181-pound receiver from Cleveland Benedictine, tweeted: "With God's guidance, I am officially committing to Michigan State University!

I truly believe MSU is the right place for me . #GoGreen"

Linebacker Joe Bachie of Berea, Ohio, a former Western Michigan commitment deemed a "two-star" recruit by Rivals.com, tweeted his commitment, writing: "I HAVE OFFICIALLY COMMITTED TO MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY #GoGreen #Spartans"

Rivals.com ranks Layne the No. 34 receiver in the nation in his class and the No. 5 overall player in Ohio. Along with Ohio State and U-M, he has reported offers from Alabama, Florida, Notre Dame, Penn State and many others.

The 6-foot-2, 215-pound Bachie is the fifth verbal for MSU's 2016 class, and Layne is the sixth. A pair of four-star recruits committed earlier in the week, quarterback Messiah deWeaver (Huber Heights, Ohio) on Wednesday and running back Abdul Adams (Washington, D.C.) on Friday.