EAST LANSING, Mich. – Michigan State interim head coach Harlon Barnett held a press conference Monday inside the Spartan Stadium North End Zone Media Center to preview the upcoming game against No. 1/3/3 Ohio State.
Michigan State (3-6, 1-5 Big Ten) travels to Ohio State (9-0, 6-0 Big Ten) on Saturday, Nov. 11 at 7:30 p.m. in Ohio Stadium. The game will be televised on NBC and streamed on Peacock.
Michigan State interim head coach Harlon Barnett press conference transcript:
Opening statement…
Obviously, coming in on a different note this week compared to the previous multiple weeks, with a victory. We’re looking forward to playing a very good Ohio State team, another top-10 team. We’ll be playing our third one this season, so looking forward to the challenge and going down to Columbus.
On Sam Leavitt’s future, if he’s going to play again, or be shut down to save his redshirt status…
You know, we can’t share that information, keep them preparing, keep them preparing. We’re going to do what’s best for the team, that’s what he wants to do as well, and for him as well. We’re still working through it, to be honest with you.
On quarterback depth if Leavitt doesn’t play the rest of the year…
We still have Andrew Schorfhaar as a player, who’s a disciplined quarterback as well. No decision has ultimately been made concerning Sam yet, so we’ll just keep working.
How good does Saturday feel and the energy in the locker room post-game…
It feels really good, winning does a lot, heals a lot of wounds and pain. The energy in the locker room was outstanding, everybody was excited, happy, and joyful. It was good to see those guys having fun for a change. It was great, a great feeling.
On how they plan to carry the momentum into Ohio State…
Well, I told them this in today’s team meeting, we want to keep the positive energy going. That’s what we want, positive energy at all times from everybody, to coaches, staff, support staff, training room, and weight room. Positive energy is how you’re going to keep it going; and your body language speaks, we’re going to have great body language, positive body language. There’s a quote I heard out there before, ‘be positive, or be quiet,’ that’s what we’re going to be this week and moving forward.
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