Jonathan Smith details three long term injuries for Michigan State football

Everyone knows the worst thing about sports is injuries, but they get even worse when they happen early in the season. Michigan State football was fortunate this year as they did not have any major injuries heading into the season. In fact they only had one player listed on the injury report before their game on Friday.

But their good luck came to an end during their 16-10 win over Florida Atlantic as Jonathan Smith just shared that three Spartans suffered long term injuries.

Smith also went into specific details about the amount of time each player is expected to be out, and defensive back Dillon Tatum is already ruled out for the season. Tatum was beginning his third season at Michigan State and was going to be a big part of the rotation this year.

Tatum played very well in his limited snaps on Friday and ended the game with three tackles. He will be able to redshirt this season, so he will still have two years of eligibility remaining.

The next big loss is wide receiver Alante Brown. Smith is hopeful that Brown will make a return in November, but that is still a huge loss to a wide receiver room that doesn’t have much experience as it is. Montorie Foster Jr.‘s going to be relied on even more now, which is scary since he did not play well against FAU. True freshman Nick Marsh will have to step up as well, but I’m very confident he’ll fill in just fine.

Lastly is another defensive back in Khaleel Majeed. He is also most likely out for the season just like Tatum, and while he may not be as big of a loss as Tatum that position group already suffering two season ending injuries is not ideal.

Michigan State’s future injuries are even more crucial to watch going forward. We obviously don’t want any to happen but at the same time we know they will, so MSU needs to hope they don’t keep happening at these key positions.