Lansing State Journal columnist Graham Couch gives his initial thoughts on the Spartans after their spring football game Saturday at Spartan Stadium.
1. Connor Heyward looks headed for a big role in MSU's offense
EAST LANSING – There is always the danger of winning the Chris D. Rucker/Trishton Jackson MSU spring game award, unofficially given to the player who generates the most headlines on one Saturday in April and is never heard from the following season.
But if Connor Heyward is healthy, after Saturday’s spring game, I feel good in predicting the 6-foot, 230-pound sophomore will play a sizable part in MSU’s offense this season, in several roles.