Michigan State football took care of business in its opener against Western Michigan, but there’s still plenty of room for improvement according to head coach Jonathan Smith.
Smith met with the media following the Spartans‘ 23-6 victory over Western Michigan on Friday night, and highlighted there was plenty of positives out of the win but still areas for the Spartans to get better. That’ll be even more important with a big-time marquee non-conference game coming up next week against Boston College.
Check out the highlights and full video from Smith’s post-game press conference following Michigan State’s win over Western Michigan.
Highlights
- Smith was pleased with the team’s effort for earning the win but plenty of room for improvement
- Smith said the secondary did a good job mixing up coverage and responding after a few big Broncos passes early in game
- Smith talked about the play of the wide receivers and coming up with more explosive plays through the passing attack
- Smith gave Western Michigan credit for the second half adjustments and pressure they created off the edge
- Smith talked about Aidan Chiles’ progression and play against the Broncos
- Smith called out the defense needs to limit big plays as an area for improvement for next week
- Smith talked about the rotation of offensive linemen and strategy behind what was done during the game
Full Video
This video is courtesy of SpartanMag.
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