Mel Tucker spent much of Monday on an airplane hopping from one state to another visiting recruits. So did most of his staff throughout the week.
That chase for 2023 and 2024 prospects didn’t prevent them from using Michigan State football’s bye week from starting the Spartans’ preparation for No. 3 Michigan.
“We're certainly not off,” Tucker said Thursday night during a taped interview on his weekly radio show. “We practiced Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. We've introduced ‘the school down the road’ to our players in terms of game planning. It's very focused, very intense.