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Biggest Positional Needs for Fitzgerald, MSU in Transfer Portal
- MSU targets interior offensive line as a priority to improve run blocking and pass protection in the portal era.
- Running back depth is in flux as MSU loses its top two backs to the portal and graduation.
- Wide receiver spots need replacements after top options depart and eligibility ends for others.
- EDGE/Rush Ends and pass rush must be strengthened to improve sack totals.
- Punter position is currently vacant, creating a portal-driven special-teams push.
- Executive plan: mix portal additions with development and eventual on-field impact for 2026.
- Overall assessment points to targeted portal additions across multiple units to accelerate progress.
- Pat Fitzgerald's first major portal opportunity centers on tangible program progress.
- The 2025 season showed MSU's offensive and defensive gaps that the portal could help address.
- MSU's coaching aims to develop younger players while seeking immediate impact through the portal.
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