Class of 2026 high-three-star Michigan State quarterback commit Kayd Coffman traveled to Ohio on Sunday to compete in an Elite 11 Regional event.
Coffman impressed media members, coaches and spectators alike with his performance. However, Coffman ultimately didn’t receive the automatic invite to the Elite 11 Finals in Los Angeles. Only one participant earned the "Golden Ticket" to L.A., as four-star signal-caller and Louisville commit Briggs Cherry received the honor. It was a close race between Briggs and Coffman, as Coffman was expected by many of the media members in attendance to potentially earn MVP accolades after his strong showing and get the automatic bid. He could still earn an invite to the Finals later, after his performance is reviewed, though.
@Greg Smith, the Midwest analyst for Rivals, was at Massillon Washington High School on Sunday to watch and report the action from the competition. Smith spoke with Coffman to get his thoughts on his performance and to catch up about how things are going in MSU's 2026 recruiting class.
"I've (always) wanted to be here," Coffman said about the Elite 11 competition. "I've watched it on YouTube a ton — just obviously see the lineage of quarterbacks that come here. I just wanted to come out here and compete. I think I did really well and showed what I do, how I operate. And it sucks I didn't get an (automatic) invite (to Elite 11), but I'll kind of just ride with it and see if I get a call later on."
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Coffman impressed media members, coaches and spectators alike with his performance. However, Coffman ultimately didn’t receive the automatic invite to the Elite 11 Finals in Los Angeles. Only one participant earned the "Golden Ticket" to L.A., as four-star signal-caller and Louisville commit Briggs Cherry received the honor. It was a close race between Briggs and Coffman, as Coffman was expected by many of the media members in attendance to potentially earn MVP accolades after his strong showing and get the automatic bid. He could still earn an invite to the Finals later, after his performance is reviewed, though.
@Greg Smith, the Midwest analyst for Rivals, was at Massillon Washington High School on Sunday to watch and report the action from the competition. Smith spoke with Coffman to get his thoughts on his performance and to catch up about how things are going in MSU's 2026 recruiting class.
"I've (always) wanted to be here," Coffman said about the Elite 11 competition. "I've watched it on YouTube a ton — just obviously see the lineage of quarterbacks that come here. I just wanted to come out here and compete. I think I did really well and showed what I do, how I operate. And it sucks I didn't get an (automatic) invite (to Elite 11), but I'll kind of just ride with it and see if I get a call later on."
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Michigan State 2026 QB commit Kayd Coffman impresses at Elite 11 Regional
Class of 2026 high-three-star MSU quarterback commit Kayd Coffman had a strong showing at the Elite 11 Regional in Ohio.
