More Brennan Parachek is a good thing for Michigan State football

Death. Taxes. Bad injury luck for Michigan State football.

Another year, another slew of injuries has ravaged the program and it doesn't matter who's coaching the team, it feels like there are always a dozen, or so, impactful injuries every season. Jonathan Smith is finding that out the hard way.

Just last week, Michael Masunas' mom posted on social media that he would miss the rest of the season after having surgery on his shoulder.

That means one thing: more Brennan Parachek.

And more Parachek is not a bad thing. The second-year tight end has had a slow start to the year with three catches for 39 yards but his role is about to expand.

Tight ends coach Brian Wozniak says that he's confident in Parachek and he should be as the former four-star has shown flashes of being a really solid contributor but hasn't had much of an opportunity. Now he's finally going to get it even though it comes at the expense of Masunas.

When Parachek committed to Michigan State, it was expected that he was going to have a big role right away but that didn't quite happen because his freshman year was muddied by the coaching change. He finished with just six catches for 55 yards.

But when he decided to return to East Lansing for his sophomore season, expectations rose and Wozniak knew he had a potential future pro in the Dexter, Mich., native.

Parachek has elite potential and he's going to thrive behind Jack Velling and in a larger role offensively. He'll be a nice safety valve and extra weapon for Aidan Chiles.