博比威廉姆斯知道，在他作为密歇根州立大学主教练的第一个完整赛季中，有些事情会被期待。尽管斯巴达队在一个赛季前失去了几名关键球员，但在密歇根州立大学(Michigan State university)在1月份的柑橘杯(Citrus Bowl)比赛中击败佛罗里达州大学(Florida)后，威廉姆斯将不会享受太多的蜜月。预计他现在就会赢，而不是以后。“这是这个行业的本质，我们都希望赢，”威廉姆斯说。这正是我们所期待的。我们期望能赢。在目睹了去年球队的失利和十大联盟的力量之后，威廉姆斯可能会发现自己的头号目标很难实现。接球手加里·斯科特和普拉西科·布雷斯离开了，去年的四分卫比尔·伯克也离开了。“毫无疑问，我们在去年的比赛中失去了不少前辈，”威廉姆斯说。“我认为我们在过去几年里招募了很多人，我对今年的新领导人感到非常兴奋。”威廉姆斯的主要天才将集中在他的团队是二年级的后援T.J. Duckett。 In his freshman season, Duckett, who is an All-American candidate, ran for 606 yards and scored 10 touchdowns. \nOne of Duckett's main blockers will be guard Shaun Mason, also an All-American candidate. Along with his teammates, Mason was confident in Duckett and his abilities from the time Duckett set foot on campus.\n"We knew he was a great back and he had the potential, we were just waiting for his first chance in a game," Mason said. "We're totally confident in T.J., and we know he is going to be a player. I think he's going to be the next premiere back in the Big Ten."\nSenior cornerback Renaldo Hill, who will lead a solid defensive unit, has had the displeasure of trying to bring down the 6-foot-1, 252 pound Duckett in practice.\n"Once he gets around that corner and he gets his shoulders squared, you have to go low on him," Hill said. "If you go high, you are going to be on your back and he's going to still be running down the field."\nThe big hole to fill for the Spartans on offense will be at quarterback. Burke, a two-year starter, is gone and junior Ryan Van Dyke takes center stage as the signal caller. Van Dyke has only seen action in 11 collegiate games, never starting. Last year he was 21-36 passing for 393 yards and four touchdowns in four games.\nEven though Van Dyke doesn't have much in the way of experience in the conference, Mason is sure he will be able to handle his new responsibilities.\n"He really matured as a leader and that's important in a quarterback," Mason said. "I think he knows what it takes to be a Big Ten quarterback. He's going to be ready to play. He is out to prove something."\nHill has been equally impressed.\n"He's really taking charge on the offensive side of the ball," Hill said. "He really seems comfortable back there and he isn't timid at all."\nIn the end, whether the players are new or old, Williams is anxious to get on the field and win some games.\n"I don't think I've ever had a total comfort level going into a new season," Williams said. "There's always a sense of anxiety that comes with a new season and there's a tremendous sense of anxiety that I have going into this season as head coach"
