EAST LANSING — Michigan State head coach Mel Tucker rotated his defensive and offensive linemen liberally at Northwestern. Not so much so at other positions.
But Michigan State took care of business quickly with a fast start in Saturday’s 42-14 win over Youngstown State in the home opener, and Tucker maximized the opportunity to get a number of players first-half snaps on both sides of the ball.
“We're going to need depth, we're gonna need guys to play in games. We know that,” Tucker said after the win. “We know that, whether it's the fourth game or the fifth game or the sixth game, we know that, at some point, he's going to go in, and we're gonna need him to go in the game and play winning football for us.