Category: Jonathan Smith

WATCH: MSU Football HC Jonathan Smith talks QB Aidan Chiles’ progression during spring ball

It sounds like new MSU quarterback Aidan Chiles is having a strong spring so far

It sounds like new Michigan State quarterback Aidan Chiles is progressing quite nicely this spring.

New Spartans’ head coach Jonathan Smith met with the local media on Tuesday and provided an update on the team’s young new promising quarterback. Smith said Chiles is “so much more comfortable” and physically “he’s bigger.”

Chiles came over to Michigan State this offseason following Smith from Oregon State. Chiles is a former four-star prospect in the 2023 class and was ranked as one of the top transfer portal quarterbacks this past cycle.

Check out the full clip from Smith talking about Chiles below — courtesy of Owen Oszust of WILX in Lansing:

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WATCH: Michigan State football’s new Offensive and Defensive Coordinators speak to media

WATCH: Michigan State football’s new Offensive and Defensive Coordinators speak to media

New Michigan State football head coach brought in an almost entirely new coaching staff this year, with the exception of Courtney Hawkins.

The top hires, of course, are the two top coordinators for the offense and defense. For one of those, Brian Lindgren, Jonathan Smith opted to bring a familiar face with him from Oregon State. For the other, Joe Rossi, Smith opted to steal  a Big Ten veteran away from a rival program at Minnesota.

This week, offensive coordinator Brian Lindgren and defensive coordinator Joe Rossi addressed the media for one of the first times as Michigan State’s top coordinators. You can find both videos below, which were posted by SpartanMag.

Tracker: Every new Michigan State football staff hire under new head coach Jonathan Smith

LOOK: On3 gives MSU Football stellar grade for hire of Jonathan Smith

MSU made arguably the best hire of this year’s college football coaching carousel, according to Jesse Simonton of On3

Michigan State made arguably the best hire of this year’s college football coaching carousel, according to Jesse Simonton of On3.

Simonton put out his coaching carousel report cards earlier this week, and the Spartans’ hiring of Jonathan Smith ranked near the top of the list. Simonton gave Michigan State an “A” grade for the hiring of Smith.

The only other schools to get an “A” grade from Simonton was Alabama’s hiring of Kalen DeBoer and Houston’s hiring of Willie Fritz.

Click on the tweet below to read Simonton’s full write-up on the Spartans’ hiring of Smith and to see how it compares to the rest of the college football head coaching hires this past carousel season:

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Michigan State football Transfer Tracker: Every incoming and outgoing player following Jonathan Smith hire

Michigan State football Transfer Tracker: Every incoming and outgoing player following Jonathan Smith hire

The Jonathan Smith era at Michigan State football has arrived, and with it, we are going to see a TON of player movement as Smith tries to keep much of this talented roster intact while presumably bringing in guys from Oregon State and other schools around the country to put his stamp on the roster.

Below, we will keep track of every player who either enters the portal to leave, or joins MSU via the portal following the Smith hire at Michigan State.

Michigan State football: Assistant coach salaries for Jonathan Smith’s new staff

Michigan State football: Assistant coach salaries for Jonathan Smith’s new staff

One of the big advantages Michigan State football has over some schools is their large donor pool. While perhaps not as lauded as some like Texas or Michigan, for example, the Spartans are able to pay quite a bit for coaching and that has definitely been an advantage for them of late.

New head coach Jonathan Smith has definitely used it to his advantage, luring names like Joe Rossi, Demetrice Martin, and Chad Wilt away from other nice jobs to come join his staff.

Below, we put together all the assistant coach salaries that have been made public so far under Smith’s administration.

Quotes: Jonathan Smith addresses the media after Michigan State football transfers, early enrollees arrive for the spring semester

Quotes: Jonathan Smith addresses the media after Michigan State transfers, early enrollees arrive for the spring semester

The Jonathan Smith era at Michigan State football continues to feel more real by the day, as the transfers and incoming freshmen class early enrollees arrived on campus for the spring semester.

With the new arrivals, Michigan State football’s new head coach addressed the media to update how the transition has been going, what his program has been up to and much more as the team starts work outs and the new semester.

You can see the notable quotes from that press conference below:

Michigan State football poaches Oregon CBs coach and MSU alum Demetrice Martin

Michigan State has managed to poach away a great coach from Oregon. He played for MSU from 1992-95:

Long-time Michigan State football fans will remember the name Demetrice Martin. The former Spartans played for the team from 1992-95 and was First Team All-Big Ten in 1994.

Since then, Demetrice Martin has made quite the name for himself in the PAC-12 as a defensive backs coach at different schools around the conference.

His last role was at Oregon, where he was a force in both recruiting and developing NFL caliber defensive backs as the cornerbacks coach and the passing game coordinator. Now, the Spartans will bring him back home, officially signing Martin to the staff this week.

247Sports had it first:

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Michigan State football adds Oregon State transfer OL Tanner Miller

Michigan State football lands a huge transfer commitment for their offensive line

Have a day, Michigan State football fans! On Sunday, the Spartans first picked up transfer quarterback Tommy Schuster from North Dakota to shore up their quarterback room with an elite backup, then, shortly after, they landed Oregon State transfer offensive lineman Tanner Miller from Oregon State.

This is a huge pick-up for MSU. Tanner Miller, who can play both guard and center, was an ESPN All-American and a Pac-12 Second Team mmber. He was also an AP Midseason Second Team All-American.

Michigan State was able to fend off big names like Florida State to land the talented lineman in one of their biggest moves of the offseason.

READ: MICHIGAN STATE FOOTBALL TRANSFER TRACKER

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Michigan State football adding Christian Pawola Jr. as defensive backs graduate student assistant

Michigan State football adding Christian Pawola Jr. as defensive backs graduate student assistant

Michigan State football continues to fill out their staff under new head coach Jonathan Smith, and with the primary on-field coaches nearly all accounted for, the Spartans will now look to complete their support staff.

On Friday, the Spartans updated their support staff directory, and Christian Pawola Jr. was added as a defensive backs graduate assistant.

Pawola was at Minnesota, his alma mater, before this under new MSU defensive coordinator Joe Rossi.

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Report: Michigan State football hiring former Minnesota QC Assistant Andrew Bindelglass

Michigan State football hiring former Minnesota QC Assistant Andrew Bindelglass

Michigan State football has a new defensive coordinator under head coach Jonathan Smith, former Minnesota defensive coordinator Joe Rossi, and he’s bringing one of his top assistants with him to MSU. It was reported by Justin Thind of 247Sports on Friday that the Spartans are hiring Andrew Bindelglass to be their new Defensive Quality Control assistant.

Bindelglass had been with Rossi at Minnesota since 2018.

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