This article was originally published on www.si.com/college/michiganstate as Michigan State LB Jordan Hall Defends Jonathan Smith. Given where Michigan State football had been prior to Jonathan Smith's arrival, a lot of pressure has been placed on the Spartans' head coach to turn this program around and get it back to a level of prominence.

Michigan State coach Jonathan Smith spoke to the media following the Spartans' first practice of fall camp on Tuesday.