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Mel Tucker: Spartans will regret repeated instances of ‘death by inches’ in loss to Washington
By Paul Harvey
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Mel Tucker and Michigan State fell on the road to Washington, trying to come back late but running out of time against the Huskies. In the end, a sluggish start to the game on both sides of the ball doomed the Spartans as they fall to 2-1 on the season.
After the game, Tucker addressed what he saw out of his unit. While there’s no getting around the deficiencies of the defense, Tucker did say he believes the tape will show a “death by inches” for the Spartans.
He went on to point out the issues on third down for the defense and the “little details” that added up in the loss.
Tucker: “When we look at the film, we’re gonna be sick because it’s gonna be death by inches.”
— Matt Charboneau (@mattcharboneau) September 18, 2022
MSU coach Mel Tucker pointing to third-down issues with coverages and depth. “Those are the little details” that cause the issues. “When we did do things right, we were able to get them stopped or move the ball.”
— Chris Solari (@chrissolari) September 18, 2022
Now, it will be interesting to see what the Spartans draw up to correct those details heading into conference play. They do not get any time to rest with Minnesota set to visit East Lansing in Week 4.
Paul is a lifelong fan and student of all things college football. He has been covering college football since 2017 and the B1G since 2018.