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The Valenti Show

Best of Michigan State on 97.1 The Ticket: Pat Fitzgerald Hired As Head Coach Of The Spartans

The Valenti Show

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4.31.2K Ratings

🗓️ 6 December 2025

⏱️ 45 minutes

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Summary

The Michigan State Spartans have a new head coach and Costa and Jansen and the Valenti Show with Rico dive into expectations and the new norm for MSU.

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0:00.0

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0:11.5

Pat Fitzgerald announced as Michigan State's head football coach.

0:14.0

We discussed it a little bit yesterday, just the instant reaction of the hire.

0:17.9

John, as he speaks today, he's going to lay out his vision for the program.

0:21.7

We want to hear from you guys, and I want to have you lead this off.

0:25.3

What are the expectations for a Pat Fitzgerald-led Michigan State football team?

0:30.8

Define what success will look like for Fitzgerald in East Lansing.

0:34.9

248-539 9797.

0:38.5

Phones and text 248 539 9797.

0:42.1

So I expect, first of all, today's press conference to be two things.

0:48.4

One, obviously talking to alumni and the fan base.

0:52.6

More importantly, talking to recruits because National Signing Day is tomorrow.

0:59.6

And so he is going to be talking to those because, yes, he will pick up the phone and he'll

1:04.9

be on the phone all day long, talking to the recruits, watching film.

1:07.8

There's this a guy that I want to make sure that we stay committed to.

1:10.2

And maybe his policy is going to be,

1:11.7

hey, if we're just going to stay committed to all these guys because they're not going to have a full class, there will be some that will decommit, which we've already seen. But it's going to be recruiting Marsh. Hey, get on the phone to him. I know he entered the portal, but is or is going to intend to end of the portal.

1:30.4

But it's Marsh, you know, hey, get on the phone to him. I know he entered the portal, but is, or is going to intend to end

1:29.5

to the portal, but it's, it's going to be, can I convince him?

1:34.4

Is he a guy that I want to convince to come back?

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