I’m told Pat Fitzgerald has heavily emphasized a “return to Spartan football” in his first weeks with the program.
He has told staff there will be an enforced expectation of toughness and an embracing of what MSU’s identity was at the program’s peak.
One staffer put it best:
“The chip-on-our-shoulder is back, and that’s because of (Fitzgerald).
He knows what this place was. He knows people don’t think (MSU) can get back there, that he can’t adapt.
He is fired up - like, at an almost alarming level.
He wants to prove everyone wrong and shove it up their ass.”
Terrific classic college football stadium, with real grass, located amongst trees, next to a wooded river, in the middle of the prettiest campus in the Midwest.
We have established the NIL Elite Student-Athlete Program to give our student-athletes the chance to explore in-depth how they can capitalize on the opportunities that the NIL era provides.
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Yesterday we concluded YEAR ONE of the NIL Elite Student-Athlete Program with our inaugural cohort.
Over the course of the semester we held five extended NIL education sessions focused on story telling, personal brand, content creation, media strategy, networking and business.
✅ 2022 B1G Women's XC Title
✅ Third title in four years
Lisa Breznau is your unanimous B1G Women's Cross Country Coach of the Year!
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Two of the best programs in the NCAA!
In the final standings for the @USTFCCCA Programs of the Year, the MSU women finished 13th while the Spartan men were 15th in the nation.
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