Michigan State football to win titles again
New Michigan State football coach Pat Fitzgerald is focused on reviving the program's toughness and competing for Big Ten titles. Despite low preseason expectations and a roster overhaul, the team remains optimistic about their potential.
Why it matters
College football programs are major cultural and economic drivers for universities, and coaching changes often signal significant shifts in institutional priorities.
Hear this story CHICAGO – Pat Fitzgerald returned to the city that he called home for most of his life. In a few days, he and his wife, Stacy, will move into their East Lansing-area home.
Right as his first season as Michigan State’s football coach moves into preseason mode.
“We’re trending and moving in a direction we need to move,” Fitzgerald said of his team and program during Big Ten media days on Wednesday, July 29. “Now, the last phase of that four-quarter offseason – winter workouts, spring ball, summer – that fourth quarter is the most important. Which is training camp.”
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