EAST LANSING — Bai Jobe might be relatively new to playing football, but he knows — and relishes — the most important part of being a defensive end.
It's why coach Mel Tucker brought the freshman from Senegal to Michigan State football.
“I enjoy hitting people, you feel me?” Jobe said Monday. “And I feel like that's what coach Tuck has been saying all of the time. He'll been saying, ‘The name of the game is hitting.’ ”
Particularly opposing quarterbacks.
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Jobe is part of an incoming group of defensive linemen the Spartans believe can revive a pass rush that dropped off last season due to injuries and suspensions after a strong 2021.