A year ago, Michigan State football had one of the longest sack droughts in the country; it felt like the Spartans went months without getting to the quarterback.
While that's a slight exaggeration, it's not far off.
Michigan State recorded seven sacks in the season opener against FAU and then had just 12 in the remaining 11 games. The Spartans recorded more than a third of their sacks in the first game of the season, and then just couldn't seem to find the quarterbacks after that as the pass rush died down.
This was one of the bigger issues for the 5-7 Spartans as they started searching for answers when the offseason began, and Jonathan Smith addressed this in the transfer portal.