EAST LANSING — Jonathan Smith stopped short of naming Aidan Chiles his starting quarterback.
But the new Michigan State football coach confirmed what anyone paying attention to the college football world already assumed.
“I ‘d describe it as an upset if he’s not,” Smith said Monday, on the eve of the Spartans opening spring practices.
Chiles is one of four new quarterbacks to join Smith and his completely revamped offense. MSU’s first team workout under Smith is Tuesday morning, the first of 15 practices that will wrap up April 20 with the “Spring Showcase” at Spartan Stadium.
Michigan State football quarterback Aidan Chiles takes in the basketball game from the Izzone during the first half against Minnesota on Thursday, Jan. 18, 2024, at the Breslin Center in East Lansing.
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Graduate transfer Tommy Schuster also arrives after starting most of the past four years for FCS-level North Dakota. Two true freshmen, Ryland Jessee and Alessio Milivojevic, also enrolled in January and will compete for the No. 2 or 3 spots between now and preseason camp in August. The Spartans start Smith’s debut season against Florida Atlantic on Aug. 31 at Spartan Stadium.
Chiles, however, hit MSU with both prospect pedigree and experience in offensive coordinator Brian Lindgren’s system, along with a familiarity with Smith, who recruited him to Oregon State and gave him snaps last season as a true freshman.
“Anytime you get a guy that’s familiar with the system, and then who kind of knows how you work and operate and call it on game day and the expectations for how you practice, it’s great to have somebody in the room that’s been with you like that,” Lindgren said earlier this month. “It’s almost a veteran guy that can bring the…
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Publish date : 2024-03-18 21:04:09
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