When Hallar was let go from the University, a clause was triggered in Smith's seven-year, $52.85 million contract that would cut the sum of what another would have to pay him in half.

Michigan State's head coach Jonathan Smith looks on during the first day of football camp on Tuesday, July 30, 2024, in East Lansing.© Nick King/Lansing State Journal / USA TODAY NETWORK ...

Michigan State head coach Jonathan Smith is confident in his team's development as he is set for his second season leading the Spartans.

Jonathan Smith: “We haven’t seen a long-long term injury.“ He knocked on wood. — Emmett Matasovsky (@E_Matasovsky57) August 11, 2025 ...

LAS VEGAS — Michigan State football coach Jonathan Smith brought a promising quarterback with him to East Lansing when he arrived from Oregon State last season. Then Aidan Chiles spent most of ...

Jonathan Smith is quiet. So what? Michigan State football players respect him — see Nick Marsh — and will do the talking on the field in 2025.

EAST LANSING, Mich. -- Michigan State held its first scrimmage of fall camp on Saturday, and there was much to discuss when coach Jonathan Smith addressed the media on Monday. From freshmen to ...

CBS Sports put out its 2025 Big Ten coach rankings, and Michigan State Spartans head coach Jonathan Smith took a major hit after the 2024-25 season.

Michigan State's head coach Jonathan Smith looks on from the sideline during the third quarter in the game against Rutgers on Saturday, Nov. 30, 2024, at Spartan Stadium in East Lansing.

But, this is certainly reassuring knowing there aren't any offseason injuries that Smith and the Spartans were ready to announce on opening day of fall camp. This is a notable development as we ...