For coaches new to a program, adjusting to training new players can be challenging. You’re going from a group you grew close to in your previous program to an entirely new unit that you have to learn from scratch.
However, Michigan State’s safeties made the transition easy for Spartans secondary coach Blue Adams.
Adams, one of no less than a handful of coaches who followed Jonathan Smith from Oregon State to Michigan State, is pleased with the leadership of his safeties so far.
“Malik (Spencer) is another guy, man — I think all those guys back there are good men in their room,” Adams said. “Malik is doing well; he’s probably another leader back there. Dillon Tatum is a leader back there that helps us get better. Angelo Grose. I mean, I couldn’t have taken over a better group, just of guys, and then they’re great ballplayers. And I think they’re doing a good job.”
The above-mentioned players are all returning players and all had to prevail in the adversity of last season.
“The things that these men went through last year, even now in life, when we walk out on the field, when we’re in the building, they just find a way to find a way,” Adams said. “They find a way to make it work. And I’m pretty sure it can get stressful outside of the building. And when it gets too stressful, they’re always up in our rooms, in our offices, and we talk. And sometimes it’s amazing to hear the conversations outside of football when we’re up there. And we just have the opportunity to sit back and not really look at the football. And there are some funny guys.”
With so many changes on the defensive side this offseason, that leadership in Adams’ secondary will prove valuable this season.
In less than a week, the Spartans will host Florida Atlantic in their season opener. Friday’s game at Spartan Stadium, Coach Smith’s first as head coach of Michigan State, is scheduled for 7 p.m.
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