Michigan State head football coach Mel Tucker has announced that Jay Johnson will join the Spartan offensive staff as the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach. Johnson, 50, is a veteran coach and administrator of 25 seasons, including 10 as an offensive coordinator at four FBS schools (Colorado, Minnesota, Louisiana, Southern Mississippi) in addition to coaching quarterbacks, running backs and tight ends as a position coach. Johnson comes to East Lansing after serving as the offensive coordinator at Colorado for one season under Tucker.