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          On The Trail

          Best of the college football recruiting visits: Big Ten

          • Tom VanHaaren, ESPN Staff WriterNov 29, 2015, 04:10 PM
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          Rivalry Week brings out the best on the field and provides for an exciting atmosphere for recruits to visit. That held true this past weekend in the Big Ten, as plenty of teams saw major prospects in attendance for the games:

          Nebraska lost to Iowa but came away with two commitments from the weekend, including Florida safety Brandon Drayton.

          The Huskers also landed a commitment from kicker Caleb Lightbourn while on his visit.

          Before the game, junior college prospect Maurice Chandler set the table with the perfect tweet to summarize the rivalry between these two teams.

          Michigan State played its way into the Big Ten Championship game to face Iowa, and the Spartans had some big visitors themselves.

          Defensive lineman Naquan Jones recently announced he was no longer committed to Michigan State, but took a visit to East Lansing this past weekend.

          The staff is trying to reel in ESPN 300 running back George Hill, who took another visit to East Lansing for the game.

          Getting Hill on campus again seems like a step closer to landing his commitment.

          Outside of the 2016 prospects, Michigan State also had some important 2017 visitors, including offensive lineman Matt Dotson.

          Just a few hours to the east, Michigan was hosting Ohio State for The Game along with a ton of big recruits.

          The Wolverines lost, but secured a commitment from ESPN 300 defensive lineman Jordan Elliott on Saturday night.

          Elliott is ranked No. 47 overall in the ESPN 300 and wasn’t the only top 50 prospect in attendance. Athlete Mecole Hardman was also at the game and took a few pictures on his visit.

          Wide receiver Keyshawn Young was also on his visit for the big game and despite the loss, got coach Jim Harbaugh to do some dancing afterwards.

          Young also happened to be on the same plane as former Michigan receiver Desmond Howard on his way from Florida to Ann Arbor. The two took a picture after the flight, which Young said was a good way to start his trip.

          Along with some of the uncommitted targets, Michigan also had a few of the committed prospects in town to help recruit some of their peers.