There should have been excitement and a feeling of rejuvenation.
The possibility of playing football again in weeks — not months — was real again.
But on the eve of the Big Ten’s announcement of a return to play in late October, one Michigan State football player told the Free Press he was whipped.
“It’s exhausting,” he said.
Since February, the Spartans have grappled with one challenge after another. First, there was a coaching change, transitioning from the retiring Mark Dantonio to Mel Tucker. A month later, they faced a shutdown spawned by the global coronavirus pandemic.