GREEN-ROOM

Green Room podcast: How does MSU football move forward? Henning, Paul discuss

Tony Paul
The Detroit News

Tony Paul and Lynn Henning discuss the official firing of Michigan State football coach Mel Tucker and what to expect in the coming weeks and months on and off the field.

Here are highlights from this edition of The Detroit News' Green Room podcast:

1:00 — Tucker's self-inflicted wounds

5:45 — Long-term, younger coach needed

10:30 — Where MSU has gone wrong with previous hires

Central Michigan University football coach Jim McElwain and Michigan State University football coach Mel Tucker meet on the field after the game at Spartan Stadium in E. Lansing, Michigan on September 1, 2023.

15:10 — Tom Izzo would make a 'great co-pilot'

20:20 — New leader needs to connect with recruits

25:30 — MSU 'extremely insular' in decisions, releasing information

29:10 — Candidates to replace Tucker