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- Michigan State's linebacker group was highlighted as a position the speaker feels good about entering 2026. - Brady Pretzelof is a key injury-return variable after a season-ending injury last year, when he was expected to be the second-string Mike linebacker. - True freshman Adam Shaw drew real spring reps and was mentioned as a possible Mike linebacker option, adding depth if Pretzelof is limited. - The room also includes Auburn transfer Kale Beweeland, giving Michigan State more ways to cover the position if health is not clean.

- Michigan State's receiver room is thin on proven returning production, which makes Charles Taplin notable because he was running with the first teamers and is one of the few returning wideouts with prior production. - McCray is expected to get the ball a lot this season, and his best game last year came with Alessio Milivojevic at quarterback. - The rest of the receiver group is described as difficult to gauge, leaving Taplin's role and any proven chemistry especially important for the 2026 passing-game outlook.

- Michigan State's QB room is framed as settled at the top: Fitzgerald has already said Alessio Milivojevic will start Week 1 against Toledo. - If Milivojevic is unavailable, the backup expectation in the snippet is Camp Bancher rather than a true open competition. - Kate Kaufman is not expected to start this season and is more likely in a QB3 battle with Leo Hannan, with meaningful game reps probably still a ways off. - On the line, Connor Moore was noted as playing right guard, and Nebraska transfer Kenneth Williams gives MSU a proven kickoff return option after second-team All-Big Ten return production last season.

- Michigan State's schedule discussion flags the physical spot after Notre Dame, asking how beat up the Spartans will be coming out of that game. - Wisconsin comes on the road the next week, making the Notre Dame-to-Wisconsin sequence a notable fatigue and injury-management stretch. - The snippet is light on matchup detail, but it does identify a difficult back-to-back schedule pocket for Michigan State.