“We were not very good last year and we know that,” Tucker said. “It is up to us to figure out a way to be more consistent to give our football team a chance to beat good teams.”
Reed said on the field is not where he feels he has made the best strides this offseason. It’s in his confidence and with his own inner peace.
“Someone's got to confront that and so if it's not one of the players, it's going to be a coach,” Tucker said. “Once you get the players doing that, especially your quarterback, now you're cooking with gas.”
In this world of college football, it’s survival of the fittest and the Big Ten has moved forward with ensuring its survival.
Keeping it plain and simple, it was a rough go for Michigan State’s cornerback group in 2021.
The Midseason Watch List will be released on Oct. 25, when voting will begin. The field will be narrowed down to the final 16 candidates on Nov. 8, and then dwindled down to three finalists who will be announced on Nov. 21.
The hope is the added depth to the room can stabilize the position a bit more while also allowing special personnel packages to be used in certain situations. Defending against the pass is one area the Spartans must improve.
Michigan State’s defensive line was by no means a weakness of last year’s team. On the surface level, the line looks like it excelled both against the run and pressuring the quarterback. The Spartans led the Big Ten in sacks while also ranking 18th in the country in rushing yards allowed per game. If you ask MSU coaches though, it’s nothing worth celebrating.
Michigan State athletics has announced it will now allow Spartan football fans to tailgate earlier on game days and bring clear bags into the stadium, a reversal of the previous policy. The new policies will go into effect for Saturday games during the 2022 football season.
If those who are stepping into new roles can do so seamlessly, then the offense could repeat last year’s historic production. But if injuries amount or the new roles do not work out, it may be a long season.
AAU accreditation is the baseline for a team looking to join the Big Ten, but one exception could be made.
This move would also coincide with the Big Ten attempting to negotiate a new TV deal.
“I always say, and you guys have heard me say this before, but I feel like the tight end is kind of the MVP because we ask them to do an awful lot,” Offensive coordinator Jay Johnson said in the spring.
The 2021 Michigan State football season was a magical one.
Wide receiver was a position of strength last year and appears to be in good shape heading into the 2022 season with players from Jayden Reed to Tre Mosley and more.
Alcohol sales are unlikely to begin anytime soon in Spartan Stadium with the current law and the need for approval from the MSU Board of Trustees, but Haller looks to get the ball rolling to attempt to improve the game experience.
Kenneth Walker III has left some big shoes to fill. In this edition, Sam Sklar dives into what the running back pecking order may look like in the fall.
Sports reporter Sam Sklar dives into who could potentially backup starting quarterback Payton Thorne.
AJ Arcuri is heading to LA.
Heyward continues his family’s NFL legacy, joining his brother Cameron who also plays defensive tackle for the Steelers and his father Craig who was a running back in the NFL for 11 years.