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Punter Jake Hartbarger has committed to Michigan State.

(Kohl's Kicking Camps)

Punter Jake Hartbarger of Anthony Wayne High School in Whitehouse, Ohio announced his commitment to Michigan State via Instagram on Wednesday.

"Officially committed to the University of Michigan State on a full-scholarship truly blessed," Hartbarger wrote.

Hartbarger, the No. 2-ranked punter in the nation by Kohl's Kicking Camps, had been reportedly weighing other scholarship offers from Oklahoma, Iowa State, Miami (Ohio) and Toledo.

"He is very explosive and his ceiling is as high as anyone in the 2014 class," said Jamie Kohl, director and national evaluator of Kohl's Kicking Camp. "Hartbarger’s work ethic and ability should make him a special college punter.”

Hartbarger is Michigan State's 16th commitment for the 2014 recruiting class thus far and the fifth from Ohio.

"You just have to keep training and punting," Hartbarger told the Toledo Blade earlier this month. "You have to live in the moment and get better by yourself. Even in the winter you have to keep punting. You can't stop because then you will be back where you were before and fall behind. Being in Ohio it's a little bit more difficult. But I still punt here on the field. I've punted in the snow."

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