Mel Tucker is about to lose a key component to Michigan State’s football coaching staff. Assistant William Peagler, who helped connect with and mentor Kenneth Walker III as running backs coach, is leaving the 10th-ranked Spartans to coach tight ends at Florida after Thursday’s Peach Bowl against No. 12 Pitt.
Source: Detroit Free Press
Florida head coach Billy Napier is reportedly targeting a Michigan State assistant coach to add to his staff. The Athletic reported on the news on Thursday. Per the report, Napier is targeting Michigan State running backs coach William Peagler to be the team’s tight ends coach. Peagler has been with the Spartans the past two seasons and was on Mel Tucker’s staff at Colorado.
Source: Saturday Tradition
On Tuesday afternoon, members of the media had a chance to talk to Michigan State running backs coach William Peagler via Zoom. In the meeting, Coach Peagler talked a little about each player in the position group, what went wrong last year, and what’s been better this year. There was also a single word that kept coming up over and over again in the 15-minute long call: “competition.”
Source: The Only Colors
The team must address losses at nearly every position on both sides of the ball, but running back is not one of them. Redshirt sophomore Elijah Collins is back as the starter and the team returns every scholarship running back from the end of last season. The group even got a boost from redshirt junior Connor Heyward, who pulled his name out of the transfer portal to rejoin the program under new head coach Mel Tucker.
Source: mlive.com
Assistant coach William Peagler believes the Spartans can play 3-4 RBs a game in what he calls a “unique” fall season.
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Michigan State running backs coach William Peagler answered questions from reporters on a media teleconference on Wednesday afternoon. Peagler talked about his initial impressions of working with the Spartan running backs, his coaching background, and why he’s excited to be at Michigan State.
Michigan State head football coach Mel Tucker has announced two more staff hirings, naming Ross Els the special teams coordinator and William Peagler running backs coach.