Michigan State football: Video highlights from Monday’s MSU practice
Here are two minutes of video highlights from Michigan State’s football practice on Monday, Aug. 11
EAST LANSING — Before long, Michigan State football will emerge from preseason into preparation mode.
That makes the upcoming final week of camp a vital one for players competing for starting jobs and leadership roles to shore up depth charts as Jonathan Smith continues rebuilding the Spartans to potentially becoming a Big Ten contender in his second season.
The home stretch kicked in Saturday, Aug. 16, with MSU’s second and final scrimmage of camp. Here are a few positions Smith and his staff will be examining closely in the final week before turning their attention toward the Aug. 29 opener at home against Western Michigan (7 p.m., FS1).
Wide receiver
Nick Marsh is a lock. So, too, is Middle Tennessee State transfer Omari Kelly. But the fight for the No. 3 wideout spot has been muddled some due to in-camp injuries, none of which, Smith said, are serious or season-threatening. The Spartans have three other transfers – Evan Boyd (Central Michigan), Rodney Bullard Jr. (Valdosta State) and Chrishon McCray (Kent State) – all hoping to make a move to join the starting group, though all three of them, along with returnee Alante Brown, will be pivotal in establishing the two-deep. True freshman Charles Taplin also has caught coaches’ eyes, putting himself in position to potentially leapfrog those veterans with a strong finish to camp.
Running back
This will be perhaps the most intriguing situation to monitor throughout the early season. Second-year Smith recruits Brandon Tullis and Makhi Frazier both have a chance to push past Sacramento State…
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