San Diego — It’s hard to run into Brian Allen or Chris Frey these days without seeing a smile on their faces.
Whether it’s walking off the practice field or seeing animals up close and personal at the San Diego Zoo on Monday, the Michigan State captains are at ease these days. At ease because they were at the forefront of the Spartan turnaround, the one that landed Michigan State here on the West Coast for Thursday’s Holiday Bowl matchup with Washington State.
It’s not one many would have predicted back in August, and even that day when Frey, the senior linebacker, and Allen, the senior center, were named the team’s two captains, a nine-win season with a chance for No.