The roller coaster that is Michigan State football continued on Saturday, this time heading down the cliff.
Iowa made easy work of the Spartans on Saturday, beating MSU by a score of 49-7. The game was out of reach at halftime, with the Hawkeyes holding a five touchdown lead heading into the break.
Michigan State’s turnover bug returned against Iowa, with three first half turnovers leading to the massive halftime deficit. One of the turnovers was returned for a touchdown, and the Hawkeyes also had a punt return for a touchdown in the opening half.
“We have a tremendous amount of work to do,” Michigan State new head coach Mel Tucker said during his postgame press conference. “We have to get tougher, we have to be more physical, and we have to play smarter. So, as I continue to say, this is the beginning for us, we trust the process that we have. We have to go back to East Lansing, we have to watch the film, we have to make corrections, and put in the work, so we can be tougher, so we can be more physical, so we can play harder, so we can play smarter next week, and that’s what has to be done.”
Tucker couldn’t have said it much better than that. There’s a lot of work still to be done for the Spartans — who now sit at 1-2 on the season.
Here are a few questions the MSU fans may be asking themselves this morning as we move past Saturday’s brutal loss: