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MSU mailbag: Will Anthony Russo be No. 1? Will Rocky Lombardi change positions?

Things are happening with Michigan State football.

While the Spartans are getting ready to take on Maryland on Saturday, Mel Tucker and his staff were busy signing 16 players to the 2021 recruiting class on Wednesday and also secured graduate transfer quarterback Anthony Russo from Temple.

That move, alone, stirred plenty of interest in this week’s mailbag as fans have been encouraged by the play of redshirt freshman Payton Thorne. Russo’s arrival creates a crowded quarterback room, leading to speculation of position changes and transfers.

We tackle that this week while trying to guess how much Michigan State will be active in the portal this offseason, how many seniors might stick around and the obsession with star rankings vs.