Aidan Chiles takes responsibility for poor offense in opener

It's been one game and some Michigan State football fans are already hitting the panic button. But after listening to Aidan Chiles speak after the game, it's clear that the team is in good hands.

For whatever reason, fans like to forget that Michigan State is known for ugly season openers and Friday's game against FAU fell right in line. The Spartans had a tough time getting going offensively, scoring just two points through the first quarter and taking a 16-3 lead into halftime. It felt like the offense was starting to figure things out in the second quarter, but the second half was ugly.

On three different occasions, Michigan State made it to the red zone and failed to score. One turnover was a fumble by Montorie Foster Jr., one was a poorly read interception at the goal line, and the last one was a bad decision (and play-call) to go for it on fourth down.

Realistically, Michigan State should have won this game by at least three touchdowns, but the final score was just 16-10 and fans felt like it was more of the same from the end of the Mel Tucker era.

Chiles received a ton of criticism for his shaky performance, but one of the two interceptions he threw was not on him. It was a tipped pass by his receiver into the defender's hands on the first play of the game -- the ball should've been caught.

There were a number of drops, but Chiles was clearly just not on his game. And he knew this.

After the game, he had a message for everyone: this one's on me.

Folks, this is a leader. Michigan State is in good hands with Chiles and this is the exact reason the 19-year-old first-time starter was voted a team captain. He knows that he is better than what he showed and it's only going to get better from here.

First game in a new era in front of a new fanbase in a packed stadium. Chiles will be fine.

Trust that he'll figure it out and that Michigan State is going to gel over the course of the year. Like Jonathan Smith said, teams get better progressively throughout the year. Don't judge the Spartans on one game, especially the first.