Fall camp kicked off this week for Michigan State football and several players and coaches got to speak to the media for the first time since spring ball.
After going months without football, it was nice to get a little taste of it while hearing from some newcomers, including the coaching staff. One of the newcomers that got to speak to the media this week was UConn offensive line transfer and projected starting left tackle Ben Murawski.
The newcomer talked about wanting to be a key to the Spartans’ offensive line turnaround and he definitely has the size to be the anchor of that group.
In fact, he’s one of the biggest human beings in college football. Not only is he 6-foot-7 and 340 pounds, but he wears a comically large size 19 shoe.
When Mel Tucker was head coach, he recruited players based on size. He loved adding size at every position so he could field a team that would match up physically with anyone. He would have absolutely loved Murawski. The UConn transfer is a monster as a projected starting tackle and 340 pounds is almost unheard of — not to mention the 6-foot-7 part.
Fortunately for Pat Fitzgerald, he’s not just a big dude, but he’s also one of the more talented transfer linemen in the Big Ten. He started all 12 games for UConn last season and graded as the 28th-best offensive tackle in college football. Murawski was also named a second-team Group of Five All-American by HERO Sports.
This mountain of a man is also a really good football player.
Michigan State found a gem in Ben Murawski
Murawski said that he chose Michigan State because he saw Fitzgerald’s clear vision and he wanted a coach who could challenge him, per Jonah Wilson of Spartans Illustrated.
The Spartans needed a ton of help on the offensive line, and Fitzgerald was able to secure commitments from veteran linemen who have already proven themselves. Guys like Murawski, Nick Sharpe, Robert Wright Jr., and Trent Fraley are all proven linemen at the collegiate level, giving Michigan State its most experienced and potentially deepest group in years.
Winning starts up front and the Spartans needed to bolster that offensive line if they ever wanted to compete. They got a strong group of vets to complement the guys already returning from the Jonathan Smith era and the anchor of that group happens to be a giant.
After the dreadful past four years, brighter days are finally upon MSU football.
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