East Lansing — Mark Dantonio will play whomever has the hot hand.
That’s how the Michigan State coach has always approached which tailback will be getting the bulk of the carries for the Spartans. It’s how he did it when Le’Veon Bell shared the backfield with the likes of Edwin Baker and Larry Caper and he’s done it the past few years when he had LJ Scott splitting time with Gerald Holmes and Madre London.
Just one week into the 2018 season, Dantonio is already being asked whether the carries will be distributed differently after Scott gained a hard-fought 84 yards on 23 carries while sophomore Connor Heyward provided a second-half spark, scoring twice and picking up 42 yards on just five carries.