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Mel Tucker 'not messing around' in first practice of Michigan State restart

When Michigan State found out there was going to be a football season this fall, it had to do some quick tinkering.

In his first season as head coach, Mel Tucker has already done his share of adjusting on the fly, so shifting from conditioning to a more typical football practice was no problem. For the Spartans, that “first” practice came on Monday.

And it was clear, right out of the gate, that this was a new day.

“It was supposed to be a little bit of a light practice but there was a high tempo,” junior quarterback Rocky Lombardi said.