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Michigan State football: Where every coach on the old staff is employed now

Tracking where MSU’s former coaching staff has landed:

Michigan State went under a major overhaul, obviously, when they hired Jonathan Smith to take over the Spartan football program. With the new changes to the Spartan football program, came a full overhaul within the MSU coaching staff.

While we know what the new staff looks like, it is time to look at the old staff, and where members of the old staff ended up in their new coaching positions.

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Ten Potential candidates to be the next defensive coordinator of Michigan State football

10 possible candidates that can be the next defensive coordinator at Michigan State

With the hiring of Jonathan Smith as Michigan State’s next head football coach, it also means that there will be a new staff coming to East Lansing. While Smith has already gotten a huge jump on hiring his staff, click here to view who has been hired by Smith so far, he has yet to announce who will be serving as the defensive coordinator for his staff.

Smith had two defensive coordinators throughout his tenure at Oregon State, so there are several options and possibilities for Smith to explore.

Let’s take a look at some of the potential candidates that could potentially be in the mix for MSU’s defensive coordinator position:

WATCH: MSU DC Scottie Hazelton discusses Spartans defense, improved defensive line

Hear what Michigan State defensive coordinator Scottie Hazelton had to say about his defense when meeting with the media earlier this week

Michigan State is in the midst of fall camp with the Spartans preparing for the upcoming 2023 season.

As part of practice picking back up, regular media sessions with players and coaches have begun as well. That included defensive coordinator Scottie Hazelton on Wednesday.

Hear what Hazelton had to say about his Michigan State defense as he looks to continue last year’s late season momentum on that side of the ball this fall:

(Video is courtesy of the Detroit Free Press)

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Quotes: Michigan State football DC Scottie Hazelton talks to media ahead of spring game

The Spartans’ DC Scottie Hazelton discussed his defense ahead of spring football this Saturday

Michigan State football will be playing football in front of fans again on Saturday, in some capacity. While it won’t be the full scrimmage some fans were hoping for, it will be an opportunity to see how this team, which has a much greater talent pool than recent Spartan teams, competes on the field.

Before the game, MSU defensive coordinator Scottie Hazelton spoke to the media about his defense, and you can see the best quotes from that session below.

Notable quotes from Scottie Hazelton’s mid-week press conference

Scottie Hazelton spoke to the media on Tuesday:

Scottie Hazelton was tabbed as the assistant coach to talk to the media on Tuesday this week. Hazelton’s defense is coming off of a masterclass performance against Illinois on Saturday.

Due to injuries, and the subsequent defensive struggles because of those injuries, Hazelton has been the focus of a lot of discussion amongst the Michigan State fan base.

It was Hazelton’s turn to talk, and he dove inside Michigan State’s defense ahead of their matchup with Rutgers.

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MSU football DC Scottie Hazelton talks to media before Maryland

Michigan State defensive coordinator Scottie Hazelton talked to the media on Tuesday

Michigan State fell to 2-2 after an embarrassing 34-7 loss on Saturday to Minnesota. Within the two game losing streak, there has been a lot of heat put on Spartans defensive coordinator Scottie Hazelton due to the lack of competitiveness the defense has had during the two game losing streak.

The Michigan State defense is going to need to take a step up if there is any hope for the Spartans to turn this season into even a minor success.

Take a look at what Hazelton had to say about his defense and the state of the Michigan State season:

Best quotes from Michigan State football DC Scottie Hazelton in pre-Spring Game press conference

The spring game is almost upon us, and with that, Michigan State football had one more press conference to give us insight into the team before the annual showcase on Saturday.

Below, we compiled some of the best quotes from the Spartans’ defensive coordinator and linebackers’ coach Scottie Hazelton.

Michigan State football releases assistant coach salaries

MSU assistant coaches have gotten raises for the 2022 season

The start of football in 2022 is soon upon us as the Spartans are set to kick off spring ball in just a few short weeks. With spring ball starting, the coaching carousel is officially dying down and coaching staffs are being completely solidified across the country.

It appears that Mel Tucker has locked in his staff for the 2022 football season and the Spartans are ready to roll into spring football.

With Tucker’s new contract came an increase in the money available to pay assistant coaches, which Tucker used to increase the salaries of his assistant coaches, and fill the open positions left on his staff.

Find out what each assistant coaches new salary is:

Four MSU football defenders who are making a case for playing time

With the Michigan State spring game right around the corner, players are making big strides to prove they can perform for the Spartans.

With the Michigan State spring game right around the corner, players are making big strides in an effort to prove they can perform for the Spartans in the fall.

Defensive coordinator Scottie Hazelton talked to the press Wednesday afternoon and talked about players on the defense who have progressed not only in the locker room but also on the field. Hazelton mentioned four players who have had breakthrough spring performances.

Let’s take a deeper look at these four, and what they could offer to the Spartans in the fall.

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You can see Hazelton’s key quotes from his press conference here.

Key quotes from Michigan State football DC Scottie Hazelton following second spring scrimmage

Michigan State’s defensive coordinator Scottie Hazelton spoke to the media following MSU’s second spring scrimmage.

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Michigan State football now has two spring scrimmages in the books, and while they are still waiting for some transfers and freshmen to join the team, the picture of the 2021 Spartans football team is starting to become clearer by the day.

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On Tuesday, Mel Tucker spoke to the media about his team, but on Wednesday, it was time for defensive coordinator Scottie Hazelton to chat with the media, and it was interesting to hear the thoughts and opinions of someone we haven’t had as much of a chance to hear from.

Below, we compiled some of the better quotes that came out of that call.