Good, Bad, and Ugly Podcast Covering Michigan State Athletics Episode LV: Football
East Lansing, Mich. – Spartan Nation is back with another episode of the Good, Bad, and Ugly Podcast featuring Chuck Grenier.
Today, the longtime contributor is joined by publisher Hondo S. Carpenter Sr. to discuss Michigan State football.
In 2018, Matt Coghlin nailed 18-of-22 field goals, but injuries forced the Spartans to use five punters. As a result, Michigan State fell to No. 78 in Phil Steele's special teams rankings.
One year later, Coghlin struggled, making 22-of-32 field goals as MSU fell further down Steele's rankings to No. 106.
In addition, Michigan State's return teams, which haven't scored touchdowns since 2014, alongside its coverage teams, need tons of work heading into 2021.
"We need more guys that can get out and run and hit and make plays in space and play physical and impact the game and control field position and things like that," Spartan coach Mel Tucker said on April 13. "All of our guys are involved in special teams, involved in the drill work. It's very important; we dedicate a lot of meeting time to it, we dedicate a lot of practice time to it, and we expect our guys to give great effort on special teams."
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