When we last saw the Michigan State Spartans, they were dashing Northwestern’s College Football Playoff hopes with a 29-20 victory over NU that broke the hearts of Wildcat fans near and far. Now in their second year under head coach Mel Tucker, Sparty is trying to build on a 2020 campaign in which they showed some promise with two signature wins but mainly exhibited some growing pains under a new coaching staff. Here are three things you need to know about MSU:

Their 2020 starting quarterback transferred

In the 2020 season, Michigan State started the year with Iowa native Rocky Lombardi under center.