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The Valenti Show

What, If Anything, Is MSU Planning With Jonathan Smith?

The Valenti Show

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Sports

4.31.2K Ratings

🗓️ 25 November 2025

⏱️ 12 minutes

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Summary

The guys take a break from talking Lions to have a conversation about the lack of clarity from MSU when it comes to whether they're going to retain or fire Jonathan Smith.

Transcript

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0:00.0

All right. So I want to just take a segment. And if it gets response, we can carry it for maybe one more.

0:07.0

But Rico, I'm asking you. And I'm asking you the people, because I'm being open with you.

0:12.1

I have no idea what's going on. I don't think anyone really does. And I'm not in the breaking news business, but I've never had a hard

0:24.4

time getting information. Whether I choose to go on the air with it or not, that's a different

0:28.3

thing, different burden of proof, et cetera. But as it pertains to Michigan State and the handling

0:33.5

of Jonathan Smith, we have seen Wisconsin come out and say Luke Fickles our coach and we're

0:39.1

going to do a lot of blobbitty blue and cheese curds. You've seen Florida State comes out.

0:44.7

Mike Norvelle's back. You saw Baylor. Hey, Dave Oranda's coming back. The flip side of the coin,

0:49.8

the zillion schools that fired their coach. The absolute silence, not a whisper of what the hell is going on at Michigan State as it pertains to Jonathan Smith.

1:01.4

It reached almost a zenith yesterday as he had the absurdity of a press conference.

1:07.2

And all he's being asked about is his job.

1:10.4

He was asked, have you been told your status?

1:14.8

No.

1:15.9

Then he's asked another question.

1:18.2

And he talks about how college football coaching is a week-to-week thing these days.

1:24.0

So here's my question to you.

1:27.4

Monday. We're all back from, you know, look, I'm

1:30.2

doing Black Friday. You're not, but we're here the next couple days. Monday after the

1:34.2

Maryland game. If they were keeping him, why would you not have the announcement so that

1:42.6

whatever fallout there is from the fans, you get it

1:45.5

over with, but the coaches who are recruiting, all jokes aside, I know Michigan fans we think.

1:50.7

The point is, you bring him back because that benefits moving forward. If you don't want the coach,

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