Michigan State Spartans football coach Mel Tucker speaks to the media on Monday, Feb. 24, 2020, in East Lansing. Detroit Free Press
Before seeing his players practice, Mel Tucker watched spring workouts get canceled.
Before coaching a game, the new Michigan State football coach lost a portion of his salary in a pay cut.
And before his first season can begin, Tucker needs to find out a lot about his team in a hurry, before the unknown encroaches any further following an unprecedented offseason.
Tucker is finally getting his first on-field looks at the Spartans during a two-week window of workouts that started Monday.