Four games are in the rearview mirror for Michigan State football, but that means eight games remain before the end of the season, and the Spartans are hoping not to fall apart like last year.
That all depends on the defense, however. Joe Rossi has some work to do.
Michigan State needs a few guys to step up if it's going to make a deep run in the Big Ten and make the first bowl game the program has seen since 2021.
1. Jack Velling, TE
If you told me before the year that Jack Velling would have just eight catches for 74 yards and a single touchdown through four games, I would have told you that the season has been a disaster to this point.