Michigan State improved to 2-0 on Saturday following a 52-0 thumping of the Akron Zips.
It was a much better performance by the Spartans, and the team looked much more poised and dominant than they were a week ago against Western Michigan.
Mel Tucker took the podium a much happier man, but never content, following the win.
See what Tucker had to say following his team’s shutout victory:
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Tucker calls getting a shutout "a big deal."
— Matt Wenzel (@mwenzel2) September 11, 2022
Tucker: "The more guys that have a role on the team, the better the team you're gonna have."
— Chris Solari (@chrissolari) September 11, 2022
Tucker on K Jack Stone's first FG, says it's good for freshman's confidence "to get in there and knock one through." Said coaches kept putting ball in same spot he missed last week vs. WMU during practice to boost his mindset. "That was a good looking ball he kicked" vs. Akron.
— Chris Solari (@chrissolari) September 11, 2022
Tucker said Thorne went back in after getting hurt and replaced for a TD drive by Noah Kim "just because he was ready to go" and the staff "wanted to give him more work."
— Chris Solari (@chrissolari) September 11, 2022
Mel Tucker says there's things to clean up but "it's not easy to win football games. You can see the scores across the country. You can't take anything for granted."
— Matt Charboneau (@mattcharboneau) September 11, 2022
Tucker again says he'll need to see the film to truly grade Payton Thorne. "He was poised throughout the game."
— Matt Charboneau (@mattcharboneau) September 11, 2022
Tucker says no update on Jayden Reed right now.
— Matt Wenzel (@mwenzel2) September 11, 2022
