CHICAGO --- Any sort of talk about "baby steps" for Michigan State is out of the question for the Spartans' new coach. Pat Fitzgerald returned home to Chicago and didn't sell expectations short for how MSU will do in his first year with the program.
A football team always takes on the personality of its head coach, and that means the Michigan State Spartans are going to be feisty under new head coach Pat Fitzgerald.
Tom Izzo and Michigan State basketball have sent out several offers to big-time 2027 prospects and have gained some momentum with some recruits. The Spartans have now made a cut list for another top prospect in the class.
Any improvement from Michigan State this year has to start with its offensive line. The Spartans look a lot different up front this year. MSU will have four new starters this year, which is for the best after the team allowed the second-most sacks in the Big Ten last year.
For the last four years, the Michigan State Spartans have been at the bottom of the Big Ten. It is an unfamiliar place for a program that once competed for Big Ten Championships with national title aspirations.
Despite limited national attention, Milivojevic enters his first full season as the Spartans’ starting quarterback with momentum, proven efficiency, and a skill set that fits today’s college game.
It’s a new era for Michigan State football in many ways. That includes the quarterback position. Alessio Milivojevic is perhaps the first player Pat Fitzgerald worked to retain when the Spartans’ new head coach arrived in East Lansing.
Michigan State is on the short list of teams still in the running for a few blue-chip recruits. 4-star prospects Jaxson Davis and Jaydn Jenkins both released cutdown lists in their respective recruitments on Saturday.
The Spartans have the chance to bolster their roster with the return of Jaxon Kohler, which would be the biggest addition of the off-season, even if it would simply mean Kohler not having to leave the team at the end of the day.
The Spartans are going to be waiting for a while to see if Jaxon Kohler will be getting another year of college basketball eligibility, and the possibilities of such a thing keep on growing by the day.
Michigan State football has to get very busy in the transfer portal this offseason. The Spartans brought in 32 players from the transfer portal this winter and spring.
The Spartans are in a wait-and-see mode as Jaxon Kohler could return to college basketball for one more season if the NCAA grants him a fifth year of eligibility, which would be a big boost for MSU.
Michigan State basketball is beginning to broaden its search for 2027 recruits. The Spartans have recently sent out a few more offers and begun setting their sights on some other prospects.
The Spartans are after a National Championship this year, and they were expected to have to make their run without two of their biggest players from last season, Carson Cooper and Jaxon Kohler.
The Michigan State Spartans are searching for the flame that made them a powerhouse for much of the 21st century under former head coach Mark Dantonio.
Michigan State's offensive line will be one of the biggest determining factors for the Spartans this fall. The unit looks a lot different than it did last season.
The Spartans are in the hunt for a national championship this year, which means every single game matters, no matter how tough the opponent is expected to be or how much the game seems to matter.
Michigan State certainly doesn't have the perfect roster. The Spartans haven't made a bowl game in four seasons, and the odds seem to be above 50% that the drought will reach five in 2026.
One pretty sensible external candidate for Michigan State's open athletic director job currently resides in Kalamazoo. Western Michigan AD Dan Bartholomae has often been suggested as someone MSU could consider as its next athletic director.
The Spartans have one of the most talented rosters in all of college basketball with a healthy array of veterans and newcomers, as well as a wide selection of size, shooting skill, and playmaking ability.
The Spartans are looking to be national contenders this year, which means that everything the team does needs to be executed perfectly, and one of the most important things that must be executed well is the team's starting five.
What a difference a month makes.
Tom Izzo clearly loves the Michigan State Spartans.
Pat Fitzgerald has a ton of work ahead of him as the new head coach of the Michigan State Spartans.
Tom Izzo is mourning the loss of one of his beloved family members, his mother Dorothy Izzo, who has died at the age of 100.
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