East Lansing – It was hard to notice late last season, in the midst of Michigan State trudging through the final three games of a disappointing season.
With a possible bowl bid disappearing rapidly and a defense failing to make an impact on any sort of consistent basis, there was a ray of light for the Spartans, and it happened to be right smack in the middle of the beleaguered defensive line.
That’s where a pair of freshmen – redshirt Raequan Williams and true freshman Mike Panasiuk – were showing there was something for the Spartans to build on.