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Michigan State Football: 5 keys for making College Football Playoff in 2018

By Connor Muldowney

EAST LANSING, MI - OCTOBER 29: LJ Scott #3 of the Michigan State Spartans celebrates a first quarter touchdown while playing the Michigan Wolverines at Spartan Stadium on October 29, 2016 in East Lansing, Michigan. (Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images)
EAST LANSING, MI - OCTOBER 29: LJ Scott #3 of the Michigan State Spartans celebrates a first quarter touchdown while playing the Michigan Wolverines at Spartan Stadium on October 29, 2016 in East Lansing, Michigan. (Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images) /
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ANN ARBOR, MI – OCTOBER 07: Tyriq Thompson #17 of the Michigan State Spartans leads the team onto the field prior to the start of the game against the Michigan Wolverines at Michigan Stadium on October 7, 2017 in Ann Arbor, Michigan. (Photo by Leon Halip/Getty Images)
ANN ARBOR, MI – OCTOBER 07: Tyriq Thompson #17 of the Michigan State Spartans leads the team onto the field prior to the start of the game against the Michigan Wolverines at Michigan Stadium on October 7, 2017 in Ann Arbor, Michigan. (Photo by Leon Halip/Getty Images) /

1. Team chemistry must remain at all-time high

Each offseason, one of the biggest question marks has to be the team chemistry. How well do the players like each other and are they spending time together off the field?

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This year, Mark Dantonio has jumped at every opportunity to talk about his close-knit team. The Spartans have excellent chemistry, and the head coach went as far as saying it’s the highest chemistry that he’s seen at Michigan State.

That chemistry must remain at an all-time high for Michigan State to have a special season.

If the Spartans want to make it to the Big Ten title game and the College Football Playoff, the locker room must be able to remain a comfortable place for these guys. The second they turn on each other, it’s all over — just look at what happened in 2016.

These guys like each other, and that has to continue. Successful teams have dozens of guys who trust each other unconditionally and like each other more than just on the field.

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Chemistry usually translates to wins and that must be the case in 2018.

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