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- Transfer defensive tackle Eli Coenen is expected to hold an important role when Michigan State opens the 2026 season. - The defensive-tackle depth is viewed as thin, making health a key fall-camp variable even though the projected rotation has drawn encouraging reviews.

- Michigan State is asking its center to function as the quarterback of the offensive line, identifying defensive rotations and communicating adjustments before the snap. - The quarterback described the center's vision and command positively, an encouraging camp signal for protection organization even though the snippets provide no live-game evidence.

- QB/WR: I have this theory that playing college ball with a bad QB makes you a better NFL WR.

- QB/LB: Sam Leavitt, who quit on on the Spartans during his freshman campaign...

- QB/OL: Well if the OL doesn't improve, MSU has this going for it...which is nice.

- Michigan State entered its fourth practice with three primary punt-return candidates and had not yet selected a starter. - Kenneth Williams and McCray are specifically identified as returners with ability, while another candidate brings starting experience from Charlotte. - The return scheme had not yet been installed, so the competition was still in an early evaluation phase; the staff expressed confidence in the punting operation.

- Michigan State coach Pat Fitzgerald said on August 17 that he expected a broad receiver rotation of six to nine players depending on camp results and health, preferring to rotate closely matched options rather than restrict the offense to two or three receivers. - Michigan State quarterback Alessio Milivojevic entered Fitzgerald's August 17 assessment with four starts and earned praise for understanding Nick Sheridan's offense, leadership and ability to make the required throws, making the statement a preseason readiness assessment rather than proof of subsequent game performance. - Michigan State running back Cam Edwards brought experience from 30 games and had shown enough in camp by August 17 that Fitzgerald described him as potentially the best back he had coached, an explicitly aspirational coach assessment rather than an established national ranking. - Michigan State cornerback Tre Bell received Fitzgerald's August 17 praise for his 6-foot-1, 205-pound build, speed and hip movement, with the coach describing a strong fall camp and an All-Big Ten-level ceiling rather than announcing an award or guaranteed outcome. - Michigan State planned to use a wide range of players on special teams in its first two home games, with Fitzgerald saying on August 17 that LeVar Woods liked the roster's collective athleticism and wanted live-game evidence before fully settling roles.

- Michigan State's 2026 captains are punter Rhys Dakin, center Trent Fraley, linebacker Jordan Hall, safety Nikai Martinez, quarterback Alessio Milivojevic and rush end Kenny Soares Jr., confirming Milivojevic's leadership standing in Pat Fitzgerald's first season. - Wide receiver Rodney Bullard Jr. is officially eligible for a fourth season in 2026 after the NCAA reconsidered and approved his case.

- – Michigan State first-year offensive coordinator Nick Sheridan spoke with the media earlier this week to give an update on the Spartans. - Secondly, I do think there's depth there.

- PAT FITZGERALD ENTERS FIRST SEASON AT MSU • Michigan State head coach Pat Fitzgerald , one of the winningest coaches in Big Ten history, was named Michigan State's 27th head coach on Dec. • Over 17 seasons as the head coach at Northwestern University from 2006-22, Fitzgerald won 110 games, while guiding the Wildcats to 10 bowl games, five AP Top 25 finishes and a pair of appearances...

- Michigan State's defensive line is earning positive camp reviews for its effort and ability to pressure the passer. - That front is helping the secondary by creating hurried throws and potential batted passes, an encouraging sign for transfer cornerback Tre Bell and the coverage unit.

- Rodney Bullard Jr. and Chris Johnson are the known pieces in a Michigan State receiver room that remains largely unproven to outside observers. - Bullard said the room has several multi-position players and expects multiple less-established receivers to emerge during the season. - During Bullard's eligibility uncertainty, the staff continued giving him a full opportunity to practice and compete rather than reducing his role, which helped preserve his readiness.

- Captain Trent Fraley described Michigan State's offensive line as young but coachable, emphasizing that the group responds to instruction. - His confidence is centered on mindset and future development rather than established production, so the line remains more of an upside projection than a proven strength.

- WR: By all accounts he's a difference maker and I'm excited to have him but more than anything I'm pissed that it took the amount of effort it did to arrive at what should have...

- OL: Me and my buddys got hired for security at a Stones concert a long time ago.

- Michigan State's cornerback room has emphasized a next-play mentality so individual completions or touchdowns do not lead to compounding mistakes. - Better command of the playbook and awareness of defensive help are expected to let the corners play faster and more aggressively. - Tre Bell expressed confidence that the room's ongoing camp work will have the group ready for the season.

- DB: This is one of the few reasons why the transfer portal is a good thing.

- – Michigan State third-year defensive coordinator Joe Rossi spoke with the media following Monday's practice, the fourth of preseason camp, to give an update on the Spartan defense. - Now in his fourth season in East Lansing, Hall heads into 2026 as a first-team preseason All-Big Ten selection by Phil Steele.

- OL: I was facilitating an accounting-firm training in a Chicago suburb when my co-facilitator interrupted me to tell the group that a plane had crashed into the World Trade Center.

- Intel: Thanks to on line gambling

- Intel: The cover charge at Harpers is $20 and up on weekends.

- Pick/market: I'll say as someone who is in search and rescue, our team is not allowed to get into water due to the risks.

- LB: Watching at home for the first time since K9 ripped off a TD on the first run of the game.

- Pick/market: Based on the responses thus far, I'd say you have a solid point.