In year two under defensive coordinator Joe Rossi, familiarity with his scheme has Michigan State's defense ahead of where last year's unit was at this time.
"Now that we’ve got a lot of guys back and even though we’ve brought in some new guys in the winter, I think we’re able to add to the package.
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"Now that we’ve got a lot of guys back and even though we’ve brought in some new guys in the winter, I think we’re able to add to the package.

Michigan State's established system has defense ahead of last spring's unit
Joe Rossi's second season as defensive coordinator at Michigan State is opening avenues that weren't there last year.