There is a reasonable argument to be made that the single most important Michigan State football player of the last decade is Jack Conklin. The Spartans went 36-5 in the three seasons he was their left tackle, sealing the edge, protecting Connor Cook's blind side. They're 29-29 since. They haven't had a consistent push up front or adequately protected the quarterback on a regular basis post-Conklin. The numbers beyond their record are just as telling and, recently, grim. And, thus, there again is a reasonable argument that an offensive lineman is the most important player on this MSU football team - at least the most important newcomer. That player is Arkansas State transfer Jarrett Horst, a senior from suburban Madison, Wisconsin, who was an All-Sun Belt Conference left tackle last season."He's got an intensity to him. He's got this will to finish that not a lot of people have," MSU offensive line coach and run-game coordinator Chris Kapilovic said this past week. "...He brings something to the table that we were really counting on." Like a true, bona fide tackle, with a mean streak. Rather than an offensive guard playing out of position, like has so often occurred on at least one side of the line over the last few seasons. Horst and returning tackle A.J. Arcuri give the Spartans two true tackles with loads of experience. - Lansing State Journal