Michigan State week three availability report: Youngstown State
EAST LANSING, Mich. – Michigan State listed the following players as “out” for Saturday’s game against Youngstown State: tackle Ashton Lepo, cornerback Andrew Brinson, kicker Tarik Ahmetbasic, defensive back Caleb Gash, long snapper Kaden Schickel and defensive tackle Jalen Satchell.
Brinson and Gash will miss the remainder of the season, per a Michigan State spokesperson. The Spartans listed zero players as “questionable.”
Michigan State removed safety Nikai Martinez from this week’s report, meaning he is presumably available to play against the Penguins. That would reflect head coach Jonathan Smith’s projection from earlier this week. Smith on Monday said that Martinez is “really close” to returning.
Lepo is the only new addition to this week’s report. It remains to be seen whether Michigan State scales back its rotation at tackle with Lepo unavailable. Stanton Ramil (left) and Conner Moore (right) figure to play a majority of the reps at tackle for the Spartans.
Schickel will miss his third straight game while recovering from a torn ACL that he suffered against Michigan last season. True freshman Jack Wills will continue to fill in for him.
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Brinson (out for the season) and Satchell will also miss their third straight games. The Spartans are plenty deep at cornerback and tight end, so their losses should not be felt as significantly.
Josh Eaton, Chance Rucker, Aydan West and Malcolm Bell should again see considerable time at cornerback, while Alex VanSumeren, Grady Kelly, Ben Roberts and Ru’Quan Buckley are the names to watch at defensive tackle.
Gash will miss his second straight game – and the rest of the year – after starring on special teams in Michigan State’s season opener.
