The national title game was just decided on Monday night as Ohio State became the second straight Big Ten team to win it all for the first time since 1965-66 when Michigan State football won back-to-back championships.
Michigan State finished just 5-7 this season and lost to that Ohio State team in East Lansing by a comfortable margin, but it feels like the Spartans should improve drastically in 2025.
Jonathan Smith has gone to the portal for help along the offensive and defensive lines, in the receiving corps, and in the backfield. Oh, and he's added some defensive back help, but the main additions have been in the trenches which is where we should see the biggest improvements in year two of the new head coach.
If that offensive line improves, we should see much better play from Aidan Chiles who has one of the highest ceilings of any quarterback in the country.
On the year, he completed 59 percent of his passes for 2,415 yards and 13 touchdowns with 11 picks and he ran for another 225 yards and three touchdowns. He showed promise and got better throughout the year and due to that, he's been listed in the way-too-early Heisman Trophy odds for 2025.
Aidan Chiles opens the 2025 Heisman Trophy betting at 150-to-1 odds. He is one of two Spartans who you can place a bet on. pic.twitter.com/7UedDkVSTK
— Emmett Matasovsky (@E_Matasovsky57) January 21, 2025
Chiles is one of two Spartans to be listed in the way-too-early Heisman odds for 2025 and the other is none other than freshman breakout star Nick Marsh who led the team in receiving with 41 receptions for 649 yards and three touchdowns.
The other Spartan with Heisman Trophy odds is sophomore receiver Nick Marsh. He currently has the lowest placeable bet odds, at 500-to-1. pic.twitter.com/9kvIyFoDqj
— Emmett Matasovsky (@E_Matasovsky57) January 21, 2025
Marsh was a revelation this season and it feels like his connection with Chiles over the next 1-2 years should be more than electric, especially if they both continue to grow and improve.
While the odds aren't really worth throwing legit money on, why not just toss a dollar on each to win and come away with a nice payday if they do. Michigan State would likely need to win 9-10 games for that, at least, and it'd likely require 4,000-plus passing yards and 500-plus rushing yards for Chiles with minimal turnovers and well over 1,000 receiving yards from Marsh.
The 2025 season should be a fun one in East Lansing.