For a few weeks now, we have heard about Pat Fitzgerald's plans to bring in a new tradition to Michigan State football that he's done throughout his career. He's calling it 'The Spartan'. The team voted on the player that best exemplifies what it means to be a Spartan, and that player will earn the right to wear No. 1 as his jersey number this season. On Thursday evening, we found out that the team selected Kenny Soars Jr. to be the inaugural Spartan.
The selection of Soares as The Spartan tells us a few things. One, this clearly had nothing to do with who has been in the program the longest. Soares is a graduate transfer who will only play one season for Michigan State after starting his career with Northwestern, where he was recruited by Fitzgerald before Fitzgerald was fired. Soares then transferred to NC State, where he played one season for the Wolfpack. It also tells us that Soares is already incredibly respected by his teammates and coaches.
Soares will go down in history as the first player to start this new legacy at MSU.
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