CLOSE Michigan State LB Antjuan Simmons said coach Mel Tucker is “everything you want your coach to be” as the Spartans prepare for Rutgers. Filmed Oct. 20, 2020. Detroit Free Press Antjuan Simmons barely could contain his excitement. The thought of Michigan State football finally taking the Spartan Stadium field again — after one of most uncertain offseasons in the sport’s history — created as much enthusiasm for the MSU linebacker as the thought of finally getting to play for his new head coach: Mel Tucker. “He’s been everything we want in a coach,” Simmons said, “and plus some.” Mel Tucker greets MSU linebacker Antjuan Simmons before Tucker was introduced as MSU’s new head football coach on Feb. 12. (Photo: MATTHEW MITCHELL PHOTO) The Tucker Era begins Saturday as the Spartans host Rutgers to kick off an eight-game conference-only schedule. It has been a daunting eight and a half months since Tucker was hired, filled with navigating the…
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