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Pat Fitzgerald said Robert Wright's training-camp performance earned him an opportunity to rotate and contribute in Michigan State's opener, providing a specific indication of how he worked into the personnel mix.

Fitzgerald said Toledo's deep safeties prevented Michigan State from taking some called downfield shots, indicating that coverage decisions limited the vertical passing output rather than an absence of aggressive play calls.

Fitzgerald thought Cam Edwards carried the ball too often in the opener, making running-back workload distribution a point to watch without an announced change to the rotation.

Fitzgerald questioned whether Michigan State should have used more offensive linemen in the opener, leaving the extent of future line rotation unsettled.

Fitzgerald identified special-teams effort and attention to detail as his biggest disappointment after reviewing Michigan State's opener.