SpartanMag LIVE! Talking Michigan State football with Ron Armstrong, looking ahead to Maryland

EAST LANSING, Mich. – In the latest edition of SpartanMag LIVE!, SpartanMag publisher Jim Comparoni is joined by SpartanMag football analyst Ron Armstrong in discussing Michigan State football ahead of Saturday’s game against Maryland.

Armstrong and Comparoni discuss the play of quarterback Aidan Chiles , and some of the overlooked positives that were on display, as well as details within Michigan State’s pass rush and pass defense in the opening-night victory over Florida Atlantic and how those things might translate to this weekend’s game.

Comparoni fielded questions from the SpartanMag mailbag. Among the questions:

* How will the secondary hold up against Maryland’s talented receivers?

* Why are Michigan State’s running backs aligning a yard deeper than in the past?

* How will the Spartans match up against Maryland in the trenches?

* Will Michigan State play its base defense like it did against Florida Atlantic , or use the third-down personnel more frequently against Maryland?

* Is there a chance Brandon Baldwin will move to right tackle permanently?

* Will the Spartans go seven deep on the offensive line any time soon?

* Will Michigan State continue to go six or seven deep on the defensive line?

What are three main keys to beat the Terrapins?

Comparoni was asked about:

* His overall thoughts on the Spartans’ offensive line play in the season opener.

These items and many others were discussed, including the improvement of Angelo Grose , Khris Bogle and Cal Haladay plus the impact of players such as Ken Talley , Anthony Jones and Kay’Ron Lynch-Adams , plus insight on what went wrong with some of the run game shortcomings and a pair of pass coverage busts.

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