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Devontae Dobbs can throw all the mail after the Spartans' engagement Monday night.(Photo: Perry A. Farrell)

Devontae Dobbs was on an official visit to Southern Cal this weekend and he did not like what he was hearing.

The Belleville offensive lineman was trying to thrill offensive lineman Neil Callaway. It did not go well.

"He was trying to explain things to me and that did not seem right," Dobbs said Monday night.

It was then that he knew that the state of Michigan was the place for him.

A day after MSU lost quarterback Dwan Mathis to Oak Park in the Ohio State, where Dobbs picked the Spartans. He is the number 1 player in the state, according to the Free Press.

Dobbs' relationship with the coaching staff, the home cooking that he can do at home and at East Lansing, and a chance to dominate along the offensive line were all factors that contributed to become a Spartan.

Devontae Dobbs of Belleville warms up before a game last season. (Photo: Kirthmon F. Dozier, Detroit Free Press)

"The food is better in the Midwest than on the West Coast," Dobbs said. "Michigan State is close to home and I have a good relationship with coaches.

"I was going on the list of things and my best relationship is with the coaches at Michigan State." I compared the coaches of the Offensive Line.With Coach Callaway, I was watching movies and I was talking to him and I don't I did not quite agree with the way he was trying to teach me.I compared him to Coach (Mark) Staten.Cost Staten that he really teaches to us.Coach Callaway is stuck on this that he knows and what he knows is like that. "Coach Staten, he'll think about it and evaluate it and give me positive comments instead of repeating what he's been saying.

"It feels like home – I know the place like the back of my hand – it's a real big relief – I know people will call me again, but I'm not sure. I do not need to answer. & # 39; & # 39;

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Dobbs said the final decision was made by MSU, Florida State, Auburn and USC. The Spartans offered after his first year.

"I felt like the Michigan State was the best choice for me," said Dobbs. "I have been there (MSU) since the seventh grade, it's convenient, it's right next to my house.I feel good and the other three schools that really have had a shot of fire are Florida State, USC and Auburn, I said I had to go ahead and stop where I really wanted to go. "

Dobbs becomes the centerpiece of the 2019 class for MSU. At 6 feet 4 and 304 pounds, Dobbs is the overall No. 13 perspective in the class, according to the 247Sports Composite. He was named a member of the Free Press All-West team in 2017. He did not authorize the bag last year, even though he was not at 100%.

From September onwards:

He is finally healthy after tearing his labrum after his first year. He was operated on in February and is close to 100% for the first time since he's in university training.

"I'm 90% right now," Dobbs said. "When I go fast, I do not feel completely stable, I'm going to get there at some point, my goal is to win the state title .total focus."

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Contact Perry A. Farrell: 313-222-2555 or [email protected]. Follow him on Twitter @farrellperry.

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