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Devon Spalding Joins Michigan State as Running Backs Coach

12/30/2025

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Devon Spalding, Michigan State's incoming running backs coach, will leave Wisconsin after three seasons.
He coached at Wisconsin for three seasons, developing Braelon Allen and Tawee Walker, after three years at Youngstown State and an early Cincinnati graduate assistant stint in 2019.
Spalding is a Michigan native who played at Central Michigan from 2014 to 2018, and his hire supports Pat Fitzgerald's rebuild of the Spartans after a challenging season.

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Devon Spalding, Michigan State's incoming running backs coach, will leave Wisconsin after three seasons.
He coached at Wisconsin for three seasons, developing Braelon Allen and Tawee Walker, after three years at Youngstown State and an early Cincinnati graduate assistant stint in 2019.
Spalding is a Michigan native who played at Central Michigan from 2014 to 2018, and his hire supports Pat Fitzgerald's rebuild of the Spartans after a challenging season.