Michigan State Football: 5 areas of concern following spring 2019

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EAST LANSING, MI – NOVEMBER 24: Wide receiver Cody White #7 of the Michigan State Spartans is pursued by defensive back Saquan Hampton #9 of the Rutgers Scarlet Knights and linebacker Tyshon Fogg #8 of the Rutgers Scarlet Knights on a 22-yard touchdown run during the fourth quarter at Spartan Stadium on November 24, 2018 in East Lansing, Michigan. Michigan State defeated Rutgers 14-10. (Photo by Duane Burleson/Getty Images) /

1. Vanilla offense on display

The coaching staff, and even some of the players, admitted that the spring game was essentially day one of the new offense. The Spartans didn’t give too much away and that could be a good thing for opposing teams who wanted to scout Michigan State’s spring game changes.

Honestly, there wasn’t much to rave about offensively for the Spartans. They ran, they passed and they mixed it up a little more than they would have under Dave Warner, but there weren’t any glaring changes under Brad Salem — and Mark Dantonio admitted that was by design.

Connor Heyward even said it was just a fraction of what the offense has done this offseason, which had to be a relief for anyone looking for immediate, impactful changes during the Green-White Game.

However, it’s OK to be concerned about how vanilla the offense looked during the spring scrimmage because, well, it was the only public taste of the ‘new’ offense.

Has the offense truly changed for the better? Will there be more wrinkles and a no-huddle look? Will the Spartans air it out more and use more deception? We don’t know.

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We didn’t learn much about the offense during the spring game other than the fact that Brian Lewerke looks much healthier, which is a start.

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