Everyone remembers the most controversial non-captain situation regarding Michigan State football. Prior to the 2015 season, Connor Cook wasn’t named a team captain by his peers despite heading into his third year as the team’s starting quarterback.
That drove the media wild. They searched high and low to find out why he wasn’t named a captain and get the perspective of NFL scouts who might consider drafting him. The whole captain thing was blown out of proportion, but you knew that Mark Dantonio wouldn’t let Tyler O’Connor go his senior season without the title of team captain.
While last year’s captains didn’t quite live up to the hype on the field, they remained strong characters off it, despite a 3-9 campaign.