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Michigan State Football: Shakur Brown is going to be sorely missed in 2021

Michigan State's Shakur Brown returns an interception during the second quarter on Saturday, Oct. 24, 2020, at Spartan Stadium in East Lansing. 201024 Msu Rutgers 138a

After a breakout 2020 season, Shakur Brown decided to skip his final year with Michigan State football for the NFL. He’s going to be severely missed.

Mark Dantonio had a successful run at Michigan State for a few reasons. One, he was a no-nonsense coach who expected the most out of his players. Two, the continuity he had with his staff worked for a while. And three, he had a knack for finding diamonds in the rough who were overlooked by some of the big boys in college football.