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  Keon Coleman has already proven himself capable of playing both football and basketball at Michigan State. To the 6-foot-4, 210-pound sophomore from Louisiana, however, there is one role he's happy to avoid - being a defensive coordinator trying to game plan for the Spartans' offense. "They're gonna be in a panic trying to game plan against us," Coleman declared. It's quite the statement about what the Michigan State offense might become this fall, and one that might seem like a bit of grand-standing, considering the fact the Spartans won't have Kenneth Walker III to hand the ball off to and the fact wide receiver Jalen Nailor joined the star running back by entering last spring's NFL Draft. Throw in the lack of experienced depth on the offensive line and there could be some cause for concern when it comes to a unit that ranked third in the Big Ten last season, averaging 31.3 points a game.

Of course, Payton Thorne is back at quarterback after throwing for a school-record 27 touchdowns last year, and he has his share of weapons, including the wide receiver group of Jayden Reed, Tre Mosely and Coleman, along with a potential group of difference-makers at tight end and a large group of running backs eager to pick up where Walker left off. To Coleman, it makes life difficult for opponents. As he calls it, the Spartans' offense will rely on a "frenzy" of options. "It's like a behavior that they can't control," Coleman explained. "Since they would have their best corner on Jayden with the safety over top, that leaves three defensive backs on the backside for me, Tre and a tight end. Or me, Tre and another receiver. Like, the defensive coordinator is gonna panic. He might pull his hair out because he's gonna be like, 'How can we defend all of these weapons?' And our quarterback can run, too, and our running backs can catch it out of the backfield. "They're gonna have to dial some stuff up." - Detroit News


Jr/2024 WR Keon ColemanFlorida State
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