EAST LANSING — Tyler Higby began experimenting with playing center late last season.
The junior could end up being Michigan State’s fifth starter this fall.
The 12th-ranked Spartans replace one player on offense as a whole, but Brian Allen was the nerve center of their line during last year’s 10-3 season and a vital voice as a team captain.
“They’re all working,” offensive line coach Mark Staten said Monday at MSU’s media day. “We’re four days in, so I can’t give you a set-in-stone lineup. But we’re getting there. It’s finding the right combination and then working those combinations.