Things are going to look different when Michigan State takes the field Saturday.
There’s little doubt of that considering it will be Mel Tucker’s first game as the Spartans’ head coach and he’ll have staff that is almost entirely new from the last group that joined former coach Mark Dantonio, who retired in February after 13 seasons and finished as the program’s winningest coach.
But adjusting to a new coaching staff and plenty of new faces on the field — for example, only three starters return on defense for Michigan State — is just one obstacle for the Spartans.