The ability to reinvent on the fly is vital in today’s Big Ten conference.
Just look at Michigan State football, which has reinvented itself from a run-first, 11-2 group into a squad that gave up 614 yards Saturday vs. Ohio State.
Come to think of it, that’s pretty much what the Spartans did last year against the Buckeyes, which is why it feels like defensive coordinator Scottie Hazelton — whose crew gave up at least 400 yards for the 17th time in 26 games — might be reinventing his résumé sooner rather than later. (Though at least they kept OSU under 50 this time around.