Smith has a low bar to clear at MSU. They've been to one bowl since 2019, haven't won the Big Ten since 2015, and their last undisputed national championship was in 1952. If he can keep the program clean, just win 7 or 8 games most years, and get them to bowl games on a fairly consistent basis, he can probably stay there for quite a while.
Smith has a low bar to clear at MSU. They've been to one bowl since 2019, haven't won the Big Ten since 2015, and their last undisputed national championship was in 1952. If he can keep the program clean, just win 7 or 8 games most years, and get them to bowl games on a fairly consistent basis, he can probably stay there for quite a while.
Smith has a low bar to clear at MSU. They've been to one bowl since 2019, haven't won the Big Ten since 2015, and their last undisputed national championship was in 1952. If he can keep the program clean, just win 7 or 8 games most years, and get them to bowl games on a fairly consistent basis, he can probably stay there for quite a while.
What every future top 10 coach hopes to find, the Colorado of the Big 10.