Michigan State football: Watch highlights from MSU’s Aug. 5 practice
Watch two minutes of highlights from Michigan State’s football practice on Tuesday, Aug. 5, 2025.
Michigan State football held a live tackling practice inside Spartan Stadium on Monday, August 6th.The Spartans will conduct their first scrimmage of the preseason on Saturday, August 9th.The team is focusing on improving their tackling and third-down defense after last season’s struggles.
EAST LANSING – In his sixth and final preseason camp as a Michigan State football player, Darius Snow has seen a lot.
Three coaching changes. Two COVID-altered Augusts. A big-time bowl game and four seasons of missing out on the postseason. Even NCAA rules changes to how much tackling can be done before the season begins.
Monday, Aug. 6, was the last time Snow will put on the pads for the first time during camp. And second-year coach Jonathan Smith and his staff made it a special event.
Inside Spartan Stadium. With live tackling. A defensive player’s dream.
“Everything we do, we’re training for a game. So everything you practice is for the game,” the senior linebacker said Tuesday, Aug. 7.
Come Saturday, they’ll be back inside the stadium playing ball for the first time, albeit in a contained fashion.
Defensive coordinator Joe Rossi on Tuesday said the Spartans used their tackling time a day earlier for “good work” with some periods working on the passing game and the run game on first and second downs. The defensive staff began installing its third-down defense Sunday and is expected to work on its red-zone packages this week.
All of it serves as a leadup to the first of two scrimmages inside Spartan Stadium, which Snow said will be Saturday, Aug. 9.
“I think…
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Publish date : 2025-08-06 02:13:00
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