Saint Nick When Nick Saban arrived as the new coach of the MSU Spartans, there was unbridled enthusiasm. He was an ex-assistant under Perles and very highly regarded. Unfortunately, like George Perles, he struggled during his first four years at the helm going 6–5-1, 6–6, and 7–5 and 6-6. This was improvement considering MSU had [...]

Daryl Rogers and Joe Kearney: Misplaced Leaders President Wharton felt MSU needed a new direction and turned to a west coast individual named Joe Kearney as Athletic Director. Kearney promptly hired another west coast guy as head coach named Daryl Rogers. The team tied for the league championship in 1978 but was prohibited from going [...]

The Duffy Daughterty Era Duffy’s first season did not go well winning only 3 games and prompting tension between Biggie and Duffy. It reached the apex when Biggie began openly criticizing Duffy’s assistants at a staff meeting. Duffy told him to shut up and kicked out of the meeting. Their relationship was said to be [...]

The Seeds are Planted Michigan State University has fielded a football team since 1896. The team then did not have a coach in its first season and posted a 1-2-1 record. Henry Keep was the schools first coach and posted an 8-5-1 record over 2 seasons. The two coaches who followed also coached the team’s [...]