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Michigan State Football: 5 reasons Mark Dantonio must make change at OC

By Connor Muldowney

LINCOLN, NE - NOVEMBER 17: Head coach Mark Dantonio of the Michigan State Spartans walks on the field with the team before the game against the Nebraska Cornhuskers at Memorial Stadium on November 17, 2018 in Lincoln, Nebraska. (Photo by Steven Branscombe/Getty Images)
LINCOLN, NE - NOVEMBER 17: Head coach Mark Dantonio of the Michigan State Spartans walks on the field with the team before the game against the Nebraska Cornhuskers at Memorial Stadium on November 17, 2018 in Lincoln, Nebraska. (Photo by Steven Branscombe/Getty Images) /
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Michigan State football needs to make a change and it’s up to Mark Dantonio. Here’s why the head coach must replace his offensive coordinator.

There’s something to be said about an offense that’s so bad it makes the likes of Rutgers, Nebraska and Oregon look good defensively. That was Michigan State during the 2018 season, and it was partly due to injuries and poor execution, but more so the un-winnable situations the staff put its players in.

Dave Warner had a rough go of things at offensive coordinator this season and he was backed by Mark Dantonio for far too long. It’s time to change that, though.

Michigan State fans and players deserve better than a coordinator who could only muster two touchdowns in the final four games. Yes, that’s two touchdowns in 16 quarters of play. One touchdown every eight quarters. Unacceptable.

Why, other than obvious reasoning, do the Spartans need to make a change at offensive coordinator?

5. For recruiting’s sake

Let’s face it, what recruit would want to play for a coach who doesn’t make changes for the better? If he sees a weakness, he should address it immediately and cut it off before it hurts the team or the program any more than it already has.

Moreover, what elite offensive recruits can watch Michigan State’s offense and think, ‘Wow, I want to play for that’? None.

Granted, the Spartans are bringing in some studs such as Devontae Dobbs, Tre Mosley, a couple of talented backs and a decent offensive line class, but they will never do better than a top-30 class, at best, if they don’t adjust to the times and move the offense forward in a direction that helped them land kids like Brian Lewerke, Cody White, Felton Davis III, Matt Dotson and LJ Scott in the first place.

This offense is scaring recruits away. Period.

An offense that scores two touchdowns in its final four games against average, at best, defenses of Rutgers, Nebraska, Ohio State and Oregon will not be attractive to top recruits.

So if Michigan State ever wants to be better than just “OK” in the recruiting landscape, it must move on from Dave Warner.

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