The biggest growth from a team usually happens between Weeks 1 and 2 and Michigan State football will be no different.
Despite beating Northwestern handily in the opener and never trailing, Michigan State still has some kinks to work out. In fact, the defense was dink-and-dunked all the way down the field via the passing attack by Hunter Johnson and the Wildcats. That’s not surprising given the fact that Northwestern always plays that way, but it was avoidable and correctable.
The Spartans need to fix that if they want to contend in the Big Ten East.
Which players could afford to improve their stock on Saturday afternoon and help fix some flaws against Youngstown State?
There’s no other way to put it, but Ronald Williams had a bad first game with Michigan State.
Was it rust? Was it just adjusting to a new defensive scheme after coming over from Alabama? Whatever it was, it wasn’t working against Northwestern as the Wildcats burned him on multiple occasions, one ending up in a 47-yard gain early in the game.
Williams had been earning praise all offseason and I don’t think it was just coachspeak because he earned starting snaps for the opener. With the talented cornerbacks on the roster, there’s a reason Williams got the nod over guys like Charles Brantley, Chester Kimbrough, Khari Crump, and Marqui Lowery.
There’s no doubt about it, Williams stands the most to gain after a forgettable opening performance against Northwestern.