We’ll move from the defensive line to the linebackers in the second of our season preview series articles. This is an area where the Spartans lost some key players from last year’s team and weren’t very active in the transfer portal after last season. They do, however, bring back some promising players that can hopefully continue to develop.
Defensive coordinator Joe Rossi coaches this group and is assisted by Andrew Bindelgrass. Both are in their second seasons with the Spartans.
Let’s take a look at the returning and departed players from last year’s roster.
Departed Players:
Returning Players:
From a year ago, there are 9 members of the LB room coming back.