“Jonathan Smith is on the hot seat.”
That was the sentiment that was echoing around the Michigan State fanbase on Saturday night at around 7 p.m. when the Spartans coughed up a 21-14 second-half lead to lose 38-27 in excruciating fashion. A game that seemed to be in the Spartans’ hands just slipped away in a matter of minutes.
Poor quarterback play (likely stemming from a first-half injury), coaching mistakes, and special teams letdowns led to the 11-point loss in Lincoln, and Smith had some tough questions to answer.
Outside of the obviously heated discussion on the sidelines between Nick Marsh and Aidan Chiles, Smith had to speak on the poor offensive line play and just all-around coaching disasterclass.