What Mark Dantonio said at Michigan State's weekly press conference

Michigan State enjoyed a week off last Saturday after suffering a 16-13 loss at the hands of Arizona State. The Spartans return to action this weekend, traveling to Bloomington to take on Indiana.

Head coach Mark Dantonio met with the media on Tuesday for his weekly press conference. He talked about what the Spartans worked on during the off week, how he plans to slow down Indiana’s rushing attack and provided some injury updates.

Here’s what Dantonio said at his press conference on Tuesday.

Dantonio "very impressed" with Tom Allen and what he has accomplished at Indiana since taking over as head coach for Kevin Wilson.

— Chris Solari (@chrissolari) September 18, 2018

Dantonio on Indiana playing MSU tough: "They expect to play us well again. It's always been a close football game throughout time, really." Adds the Hoosiers "have always been a great challenge for us."

— Chris Solari (@chrissolari) September 18, 2018

Dantonio on run game: "You gotta always be able to get the ball on the perimeter, and you have to be able to get the ball in the middle for the tough yards as well."

— Chris Solari (@chrissolari) September 18, 2018

Dantonio on RG Kevin Jarvis: "There's the consistency aspect. He's still young … but physically, he's got talent." Said the second-year sophomore did have some missed assignments.

— Chris Solari (@chrissolari) September 18, 2018

Dantonio says CB Josiah Scott is not back to working out with the team right now.

— Chris Solari (@chrissolari) September 18, 2018

Dantonio says LB Tyriq Thompson will be back this week at Indiana.

— Chris Solari (@chrissolari) September 18, 2018

Dantonio: "What do we do with the Brass Spittoon? We spit in it. But then we clean it out and get it ready for next year."

— Chris Solari (@chrissolari) September 18, 2018

Dantonio on rebounding from a second-game loss, tells his players: "What are you going to do after big moments?"

— Chris Solari (@chrissolari) September 18, 2018