Michigan State introduced a whole new defensive scheme under defensive coordinator Joe Rossi this spring, and Coach Jonathan Smith is pleased with the progress on that side of the ball...
There was a ton of excitement around East Lansing last weekend when we got our first look at Michigan State football under new head coach Jonathan Smith at the"Spring Showcase" event.
After the Spring Showcase event, Smith pointed out the areas he saw the most improvement from the Spartans this spring. "I thought they played really hard," Smith said."Again, limited on what calls we had out there. They made it physical, we had some tackles in the backfield, had the interception. Really, defensively, just analyzing the game, penalties really hurt them on moving the ball. Over 15 practices, I'm pleased at how this defense has come along, the way they run to the ball, make it physical. They've had plenty of live tackling and they were holding their own against the offense.
Good, solid defense starts up front with the defensive line, and Michigan State has had a lot of turnover in 2024 in the trenches on that side of the ball. The Spartans added Douse at defensive tackle and Dunnigan at defensive end through the transfer portal but lost both of their starting tackles from 2023, Simeon Barrow and Derrick Harmon, to the transfer portal in the last two weeks. MSU then responded on Thursday night by adding Stephen F.
Michigan State Spartans Jonathan Smith Joe Rossi Quindarius Dunnigan Simeon Barrow Derrick Harmon D'quan Douse Brandon Lane
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