INDIANAPOLIS, IN - JULY 23: Mel Tucker, head coach of the Michigan State Spartans speaks during the Big Ten Football Media Days at Lucas Oil Stadium on July 23, 2021 in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Photo by Michael Hickey/Getty Images)
Following Big Ten Media Days, there was palpable excitement surrounding the Michigan State football program thanks to head coach Mel Tucker.
The second-year head coach said all the right things and made it a point to say he doesn’t see this as a “year one” after the 2020 pandemic-shortened season. He rejected the idea of getting a mulligan for 2020 because of the unfortunate circumstances and that alone won some of the doubters over.