Michigan State head coach Jonathan Smith can’t seem to catch a break these days.
While that makes him seem like some sort of victim, it’s more self-inflicted bad luck than anything else. The second-year head coach took the Michigan State job before the 2024 season, leaving his alma mater in Corvallis high and dry. He decided to chase bigger goals in the Big Ten as Oregon State slid further into irrelevance without a conference as the Pac-12 imploded.
Since leaving Corvallis, Smith has known nothing but disappointment. He went 5-7 in his first season with the Spartans and then followed that up with a 3-8 start to his second campaign…