Mel Tucker’s breakout, 11-2 campaign in 2021 was done mostly with recruits acquired compliments of Mark Dantonio. Coach D left the shelves fairly well stocked because, forming the backdrop of an 11-2 season. After most of those players moved on, Mel Tucker quickly lost his footing.

We are discovering Mel Tucker may not be the coaching Guru we were led to believe.

Mel Tucker is staying silent hoping to avoid scrutiny, but scrutiny will continue until MT proves he is capable of building a championship caliber organization, but is he up to the task?

Losing at Penn State was predictable, the only uncertainty was the final score. Yet, in the bigger picture, the 35-16 loss put a dubious exclamation mark on the Spartans 3-6 Big Ten record including the fact the Spartans finished tied for 10th Place with lowly Nebraska. So, let’s reprise the season.

Michigan State yielded an eye glazing 32 points to Indiana after halftime and in so doing served up a 39-31 loss to Indiana on Senior Day at Spartan Stadium. There is no other way to describe it, it was a devastating and humiliating loss.

The Spartans beat Rutgers 27-21 and kept alive their tenuous bowl hopes. But the question remains: Does Mel Tucker and his coaching staff have the wherewithal to compete with Michigan and Ohio State for the top echelon of the Big Ten, or is Spartan Football slowly descending into the abyss?

MSU took down #14 Illinois 23-15 last Saturday. But, can the Spartans sustain its newfound success and beat Rutgers and Indiana at home?

November is the month when champions are crowned, and while the Spartans are sadly not in the mix for a Big Ten Championship, nevertheless Illinois is.

The Spartans were beaten 29-7 by Michigan and in so doing, Mel Tucker now has a 1-4 Big Ten record and fading fast!

There is popular belief that everything will correct course when Mel Tucker gets “his recruits” but how many recruits do you think will stay committed to Mel Tucker if Spartan Football posts its second losing season in 3 years?