EAST LANSING, Mich. – Under mostly sunny skies and temperatures near 60, 10th-year Michigan State head coach Mark Dantonio sent his team through a 2 1/2-hour workout in helmets, jerseys and shorts on the John and Becky Duffey Football Practice Fields Tuesday, March 22, as the Spartans completed the first of 15 allotted spring practices.
“There was a lot of retention, and I think that’s pretty normal when you’ve been in a place for a while,” Dantonio said. “Our younger guys look good, our true freshmen and the guys who redshirted last year. There was a lot of retention, and they’ve moved forward.