Jonathan Smith’s Firing Anticipated After Michigan State’s Newest Loss

[ad_1] Embattled Michigan State head coach Jonathan Smith was unable to get a win over Penn State on Saturday.

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MSU fell 28-10 to the Nittany Lions in entrance of 61,671 followers at Spartan Stadium. It was the second loss Smith has endured this season to a Huge Ten program with an interim head coach at house. UCLA defeated the Spartans 38-13 on Oct. 11.

Smith's standing on the new seat has been a sizzling matter within the faculty soccer world amid a seven-game shedding streak. MSU is 3-7 total and 0-7 in Huge Ten play.

Former LSU head coach Brian Kelly has been linked to the Spartans as a doable substitute for Smith.

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Cory Linsner of Spartans Wire believes Michigan State will fireplace Smith within the coming weeks. Linsner would not suppose MSU will announce the firing on Sunday, however thinks the choice has probably already been made.

"It simply seems like the choice of Smith's job safety is extra of 'when' it's going to occur, and never a 'if' it's going to occur," Linsner wrote. "With the loss to Penn State, and the Spartans failing to develop into bowl eligible for the fourth straight yr, any likelihood left to save lots of his job is over.

"Over the previous few weeks, Smith had probabilities to win video games and make the case for his job to be saved, however sitting at 3-7 it would not really feel like there are any extra alternatives to play his method into one other yr."

Smith, 46, is 3-14 throughout his first two seasons at MSU. (5 wins from the 2024 season have been vacated over recruiting violations from when Mel Tucker was the top coach.)

The Spartans will subsequent journey to play No. 21 Iowa in Week 13 earlier than ending the common season at house towards Maryland. MSU has no likelihood to develop into eligible for a bowl sport after the loss to PSU.