Michigan State head coach Jonathan Smith has a bevy of freshmen at preseason camp. His expectations are grounded.
EAST LANSING, Mich. -- Michigan State head coach Jonathan Smith has a lot of freshmen to work with heading into the season. The Spartans have 32 freshmen on the preseason camp roster.
Player development will be the key to success for Smith. Some freshman have shown promise, such as four-star linebacker Pretzlaff will be buried in what is one of the deepest linebacker rooms in the Big Ten. Haladay returns, along with last year's breakout true freshman Jordan Hall. Transfer adds Wayne Matthews III, Jordan Turner, Marcellius Pulliam will all be competitive. Joe Rossi utilizes two off-ball middle linebackers.
One freshman that could contribute is offensive lineman Mercer Luniewski. His brother Charlton is a formidable offensive lineman, too. Four-star Mount Pleasant recruit Andrew Dennis, a blue-chip offensive lineman that flipped from the Spartans to Illinois back to the Spartans, looked the part on Day 1 as well.
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