With the 2020 college football season in limbo, the most important activity taking place in college football at this moment is recruiting players for the class of 2021. As of June 26, the Spartans rank #58 in recruiting when measured against D-1 Schools nationally, and rank #12 when measured against 14 Big Ten teams.

What seemed to be “recruiting made easy”, has proven not so easy. During the Coronavirus shutdown a lot of schools relied upon Skype, Zoom or other hi tech video conferencing mechanisms as a substitute for “on campus recruiting: in other words, dial up a prospective recruit, exchange hopes, wishes and…

It is uncertain if the 2020 college football season will be played, and the 2021 football season isn’t even a glimmer on the distant horizon, yet a fair number of college football teams are extremely active as it relates to 2021 recruiting. In fact, nearly 120 of 131 D-1 Schools…

Less than 180 days into a worldwide Pandemic, its effect can be measured in numbers, and sadly the numbers tell us the United States leads the world in number of deaths. As of May 10, the US has reported nearly 81,000 deaths and that is more than double any other…

Leaders are judged by how they handle crises, and in that context, 5 of the greatest leaders in US history including George Washington; Abraham Lincoln; Franklin Delano Roosevelt; Harry S. Truman and John Fitzgerald Kennedy galvanized the public during national crises to accomplish great things.

Without equivocation, Jay Johnson, Michigan State’s new Offensive Coordinator has a monumental task as it relates to resurrecting the Spartans Offense You know part of the story: last season, the Spartans averaged just 372 Yards of Total Offense (#95 nationally), and averaged just 22 Points per game (#105 nationally &…

Chris Kapilovic has the biggest and most challenging job of anyone on staff. If he is able to establish a 2020 version of “Pound Green-Pound”, then Championships will follow!

Coronavirus has delivered us to a new reality, and it has reminded all of us that every system is fragile, yet preparedness is the glue. If we don’t pull together, we will be irrevocably pulled apart. Life is a “team game” and I hope everyone who reads this will take a portion of each day to give back to those less fortunate. To give a bit of recognition each day to those “who carry the mail”.

I was more critical of the hiring process than I was about the hiring of Mel Tucker, and let’s just say the disorganized Hiring search didn’t instill a lot of confidence in most. Yet, more than 24 hours have passed and I want to give a fair and balanced, second look at Mel Tucker.

When history is written, Michigan State’s so called “search committee” will be recognized as inept and unskilled. They failed to deploy a coherent hiring strategy, got rejected publicly by 5 different coaches, and in fit of panic defaulted to simply “spinning the wheel of fortune”, and the wheel of fortune landed on Mel Tucker who has been a Head  Coach for just one season at Colorado and posted an upside down won/lost record of 5-7.