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Locked On Spartans Podcast: Mark Staten said whaaaat?!

Plus, another round of the game about a game.

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Wil and Matt talk about former MSU assistant Mark Staten’s comments about no longer getting to play MSU now that he is at Toledo. Then they play another round of Matt’s game about a game and take some listener questions.

You can find the episode on iTunes, Spotify and Google Podcasts.

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Former Michigan State football coach Mark Staten hired at Toledo

Staten is the third Dantonio assistant to find a new job within the FBS.

Former Michigan State offensive line and tight end coach Mark Staten will be back on the sidelines in Spartan Stadium this fall . . . just not on the side he is used to.

Staten has been hired to coach tight ends and offensive tackles by Toledo, the school’s head coach Jason Candle announced on Twitter.

The Toledo Rockets are currently scheduled to play at Michigan State on September 19 should the football season go on as planned.

Staten was a mainstay on the staffs of Mark Dantonio, working with him at Cincinnati and all 13 of Dantonio’s years at Michigan State. Staten spent most of his team at MSU coaching the offensive line before switching to tight ends coach and special teams coordinator prior to the 2019 season.

Staten is the third former Dantonio assistant to land a new gig–excluding the ones still on staff under Mel Tucker at MSU. Former receivers coach Terrance Samuel took the same role at UNLV in addition to being named passing game coordinator. Paul Haynes, who coached defensive backs at MSU from 2018-19, took the same position at Minnesota shortly after Dantonio resigned in February.

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New Michigan State head coach Mel Tucker reportedly won’t retain any of Mark Dantonio’s staff

It’ll be a total fresh start for Michigan State football

It’s a clean sweep.

In a somewhat expected move new Michigan State head coach Mel Tucker will not be retaining any staff members from the Mark Dantonio regime. That is according to a report from Chris Solari of the Detroit Free Press.

Tucker reportedly met with the remaining staff members at some point Thursday. A few long-time Dantonio assistants had already moved on. Strength and conditioning Coach Ken Mannie announced his retirement on Twitter Thursday morning. Former defensive line coach Ron Burton agreed to join the Indiana staff on Wednesday. And former wide receivers/assistant defensive backs coach Terrance Samuel took the wide receivers and passing game coordinator job at UNLV. Former co-offensive coordinator and Jim Bollman seemingly casually retired on Twitter Thursday evening when his “bio” was changed to “former coach.”

That means, in addition to the names above, Brad Salem, Dave Warner, Mike Tressel, Chuck Bullough, Mark Staten, Paul Haynes, and Don Treadwell will no longer be part of the coaching staff at Michigan State.

Tucker’s contract with Michigan State stipulates a $6 million budget for hiring ten assistant coaches. The process of filling those spots starts now. Tucker currently has a reported offer of around $1 million to Kentucky associate head coach and tight end coach Vince Marrow.

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