Michigan State football will look quite different in 2024 under new head coach Jonathan Smith, including under center.
MSU cleared house after 2023, bringing in Smith and a brand new coaching staff, and reshaping the roster through the transfer portal, with nearly two dozen departures and 10 additions.
One of those transfer portal additions is quarterback Aidan Chiles, who followed Smith and offensive coordinator Brian Lindgren from Oregon State, and projects as the Spartans’ assumed starting quarterback for the 2024-25 season and the foreseeable future. Chiles, still 18 and a sophomore, appeared in limited action over nine games as a true freshman, meaning he could potentially be MSU’s quarterback for the next three seasons.
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Michigan State football quarterback Aidan Chiles (2) goes through drills Tuesday, March 26, 2024, during spring practice on campus in East Lansing, Michigan.
Chiles has not been officially named the starting quarterback by the coaching staff. He is one of five quarterbacks on the roster, along with sixth-year senior Tommy Schuster, a Michigan native who transferred from North Dakota, true freshmen Alessio Milivojevic and Ryland Jessee, and walk-on redshirt freshman Atticus Carridine.
All of MSU’s quarterbacks who played in 2023 — Noah Kim, Sam Leavitt and Katin Houser — transferred in the offseason.
Chiles is the only quarterback on the roster with FBS playing experience, albeit just 91 snaps as a true freshman with Oregon State. He was the backup to DJ Uiagalelei, who had transferred to Oregon State from Clemson, which limited Chiles’ action, but Smith still made sure to get him experience.
Schuster started four seasons at the FCS level for UND, throwing…
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Author : Detroit Free Press
Publish date : 2024-08-07 10:08:34
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