As the traditional signing period for the 2024 class approaches, one of the more coveted prospects still available is four-star defensive end Keona Wilhite.

Wilhite originally signed with Washington in December, but he was recently released from his National Letter of Intent with UW after head coach Kalen DeBoer took the same job at Alabama earlier this month.

The first stop for Wilhite after being released from his NLI was East Lansing. He took an official visit to Michigan State this past weekend, Jan. 19. through Jan. 21.

He was already familiar with head coach Jonathan Smith, defensive line coach Legi Suiaunoa and several other of the current MSU coaches while they were previously at Oregon State. While in Corvallis, the staff heavily recruited Wilhite and the Beavers were one of the finalists for the talented edge rusher.

Wilhite ultimately ended up committing to Washington in October of 2023. Prior to that, he was committed to Arizona under head coach Jedd Fisch, who has since taken over as head coach for the Huskies following DeBoer's departure.

Despite the familiarity with Fisch, Wilhite will not be playing his college football in Seattle. One school that is definitely in the mix now, following the official visit, is Michigan State.

While it was a given he would be getting a scholarship offer from the Spartans while on the visit, it still meant a lot to Wilhite.

"It felt good," Wilhite told Spartans Illustrated about the Michigan State offer. "Especially knowing that they're a historically great school. It felt great, actually."