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Veteran Spartans embrace roles mentoring newcomers

East Lansing — When all but three players with starting experience return, the first day of preseason camp can seem a little routine.

However, for the guys who have been around, understanding what those first few days at Michigan State were like isn’t exactly a distant memory. That’s why so much of their focus over the next few days — even throughout the upcoming season — will be getting the newcomers to find a comfort level playing football in the Big Ten.

“Their minds are running 100 miles an hour,” junior linebacker Joe Bachie said.