Michigan State Spartans football coach Mel Tucker speaks to the media on Monday, Feb. 24, 2020, in East Lansing. Detroit Free Press
The competition to replace Brian Lewerke began during the earliest of Michigan State football’s December practices leading up to the Pinstripe Bowl.
But Mark Dantonio did not get anyone else game reps against Wake Forest, or in the Spartans’ previous four games to close the season. And with Dantonio’s retirement and an entirely new offensive coaching staff, all of a sudden, it is a full reset for Rocky Lombardi, Theo Day and Payton Thorne.
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New MSU offensive coordinator Jay Johnson said Wednesday on a conference call with reporters that he is “looking for a CEO” at quarterback by the time the Spartans are scheduled to open coach Mel Tucker’s debut season Sept.