The bye week is about to be complete, but Michigan State football has some work to do before it's ready to face Nebraska in Lincoln in Week 6.
Michigan State's first month of the season went essentially as planned, and most people predicted a 3-1 start with that schedule. The team exceeded expectations in some areas and fell short in others, and some interesting storylines headlined the first month of the season.
These three storylines have dominated the first month.
1. Joe Rossi's failures
Joe Rossi had the tough job of turning around a defense that was mediocre, to say the least, over the past few years.