Michigan State Football: 3 reasons Spartans will upset No. 24 Miami

1. Players have bought in

A program runs smoothly under a new head coach when players buy in early on. From the get-go, it felt like players were all-in with Mel Tucker and all you had to do was listen to guys like Antjuan Simmons, Darius Snow, and CJ Hayes talk about their new head coach after spending some time with him.

It didn’t take long for them to gush about the culture change Tucker brought to East Lansing.

Tucker just seems to have that ‘it’ factor as a head coach. He knows how to recruit, he gets his guys fired up and presses the right buttons, and he has his team prepared. A year ago, the Spartans didn’t seem too prepared to start the season, but he quickly adjusted and led them to a big win at Michigan. This year, he’s had time to get his guys to gel.

Players are buying in and you can just feel it when you hear guys talk about the coaching staff or preparation or even the strength and conditioning and nutrition programs. The culture has changed, Tucker expects the best, and the team wants to win for him.

The momentum is on Michigan State’s side and with everyone buying in, they feel like they not only could win this game at Miami, but they should win it.