Inconsistent and inexperienced in 2021, the Spartans have restructured the linebacker room – starting at the top, with defensive coordinator Scottie Hazelton taking over the position – to the point that it now looks to be one of the deepest on the roster. “The guys are athletic, they can run, they can hit, it’s very competitive,” Tucker said. “It’s gonna be interesting to see how fall camp goes to see how it kind of shakes out. But I like to play a lot of guys defensively.

If you deserve to play, we’re gonna find a way to get you on the field somehow, some way. We’re gonna keep everyone fresh, put guys in position to do what they can do well, because we have versatility in our package. That linebacker group is very competitive, and I believe it’s gonna be a really strong group for us, maybe the strength of our defense. We’ll see.”Ĭonverting Snow, MSU’s third-leading tackler and starting nickelback the final nine games last year, accounts for a segment of Tucker’s assessment. So does acquiring veteran linebackers Jacoby Windmon and Aaron Brule from UNLV and Mississippi State, respectively.Īfter playing sparingly as a true freshman in 2020, Snow initially turned heads as a sophomore with his physicality and play-making instincts. He commanded a larger role as the year unfolded and overtook the more experienced Michael Dowell for the starting nickel gig mid-season, finishing with 87 tackles, 5.5 tackles for loss, one interception, two pass breakups and one fumble recovery. In the leadup to spring ball, MSU’s coaches realized Snow played like a linebacker, hit like a linebacker and boasted a thicker frame similar to the smaller, hybrid linebackers that are thriving in the modern game. So they spent their 15 spring practices experimenting with Snow in the second level, and they liked what they saw. “I believe that’s a natural position for him,” Tucker said. “He’s a big guy, he’s a physical player, and he does have versatility. There still may be a role for him in our secondary in some packages because of his versatility, but he has a nose for the ball and obviously he’s got the pedigree. He looked really good there in the spring, and so we feel like that’s the best fit for him and beyond. When MSU’s fall roster was released in late July, the “LB” next to Snow’s name made it clear the experimentation phase was over. Snow now finds himself on a path he was initially resistant toward coming out of Hebron High School in Carrollton, Texas. As a four-star recruit in the class of 2020, Snow would routinely dismiss the idea of eventually growing into a linebacker. were able to sell Snow on the switch being mutually beneficial, and the junior said he’s embraced it, though he prefers to call himself “an athlete that is playing linebacker.” He was a safety through and through, in his eyes. “It was the coaches’ decision, coaches’ decision,” Snow said. “They said it was best for my future, and I trust the coaches, so that’s why I moved. In high school, I had no intentions to do it I was a 6 foot, 6-foot-1, 190(-pound) safety.

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