Michigan State Football: Best, worst and most likely scenarios for 2021

Mel Tucker has brought the excitement back to the Michigan State football program. Don’t believe me? All you have to do is look at the high-impact transfers he’s been bringing into the program as well as the recruits he’s getting interest from.

Tucker is getting fans excited about football again after a steady downfall since the 2015 season. The Spartans had that nightmarish 2016 season, going 3-9, before bouncing back with 10 wins in 2017 and then falling back into mediocrity in 2018 and 2019, barely making bowl games.

Then Tucker took over a lackluster roster in 2020 and was hammered with COVID-19 restrictions and didn’t get to meet with his team and officially practice until about seven months after he took the job. That led to a 2-5 season but he did have a couple of ranked wins — and beat Michigan.

Despite a 2-5 season, Michigan State looked like a team that could be a problem with the right pieces in place and when Tucker finally got his players.

Well, he’s on the track to doing just that with about a dozen transfers already and improving recruiting classes coming in. While the Spartans may not contend in 2021, they will be much better — or at least they should.

What are the best, worst, and most likely scenarios for MSU in 2021?