Even though the Spartans already have a crowded backfield redshirt freshman RB Nick Hill should still get some adequate playing time.
The only thing is it probably won’t happen in the backfield.
According to Matt Charboneau of the Detroit News, the Spartans plan on using the dynamic runner as the teams primary kick off returner when Florida Atlantic visits Spartan Stadium Saturday.
“I think he needs to have a place on this football team where he can flourish, where he can blossom a little bit,” coach Mark Dantonio said. “He’s an exciting performer for us. He’s not getting the touches at tailback right now due to the depth, but I think he needs to get the touches and he needs to gain experience.
“I would say the other thing that we want to try to do against FAU is get some younger players experience, especially on special teams. I think that some of our guys need to show up.”
- Like Nick Hill, Todd Anderson is making adjustments to a new position. In Anderson’s case though he is going from the defensive line to fullback.
- Despite being beat by Youngstown State’s Jelani Berassa for a 5-yard touchdown catch Tony Lippett is still going to get time at cornerback.
Source: Detroit News
