Jayden Reed knew if the Big Ten didn’t bring back football this fall, there was a chance he could go nearly two years without playing a game.
Instead, the Michigan State football wide receiver and his new coaching staff are back working to breathe new life into a stagnant offense in a hurry.
The Spartans resumed practicing last week after spending almost all of August in the weight room. Wednesday will be the next step, the final step: bringing new coach Mel Tucker’s vision to the field — full-contact and all.
“I mean the closer and closer we get to pads, we've been ramping it up a little bit more and a little bit more,” running back Elijah Collins said on a video call with reporters Monday night, “Just trying to really get ready for that first initial day will pads on.