Michigan State football wrapped up spring practice on Saturday with their "Spring Showcase" event, and new head coach Pat Fitzgerald had some thoughts to share afterwards.

The Spartans played some football in front of a live crowd at Spartan Stadium on Saturday, with the "Spring Showcase" event serving as an open practice to wrap up spring ball. The event was a mixture of practice drills, live scrimmage and other fun player games like dizzy bat.

Michigan State warms up during the football Spring Showcase on Saturday, April 18, 2026, at Spartan Stadium in East Lansing.Michigan State's Cam Edwards runs the ball during the football Spring Showcase on Saturday, April 18, 2026, at Spartan Stadium in East Lansing.Michigan State's Kayd Coffman warms up during the football Spring Showcase on Saturday, April 18, 2026, at Spartan Stadium in East Lansing.Michigan State's Kenneth Williams, center, takes a handoff from Cam Fancher during the football Spring Showcase on Saturday, April 18, 2026, at Spartan Stadium in East Lansing.Michigan State's Aveon Grose celebrates after an interception during the football Spring Showcase on Saturday, April 18, 2026, at Spartan Stadium in East Lansing.Michigan State's Kenny Soares Jr. eats a hotdog while competing in a relay hotdog eating competition at the end of the football Spring Showcase on Saturday, April 18, 2026, at Spartan Stadium in East Lansing.Michigan State's Carlos Hazelwood, left, and Evan Young celebrate after a play during the football Spring Showcase on Saturday, April 18, 2026, at Spartan Stadium in East Lansing.Michigan State's Brandon Tullis catches a pass in a drill during the football Spring Showcase on Saturday, April 18, 2026, at Spartan Stadium in East Lansing.Michigan State's Jordan Hall, right, stops Kai Rios after a catch during the football Spring Showcase on Saturday, April 18, 2026, at Spartan Stadium in East Lansing.Michigan State's Darrin Jones Jr. runs the ball during the football Spring Showcase on Saturday, April 18, 2026, at Spartan Stadium in East Lansing.Michigan State's head coach Pat Fitzgerald looks on during the football Spring Showcase on Saturday, April 18, 2026, at Spartan Stadium in East Lansing.Michigan State's head coach Pat Fitzgerald and the team walk across the end zone during the football Spring Showcase on Saturday, April 18, 2026, at Spartan Stadium in East Lansing.Michigan State's head coach Pat Fitzgerald and the Spartans takes the field during the football Spring Showcase on Saturday, April 18, 2026, at Spartan Stadium in East Lansing.Michigan State's head coach Pat Fitzgerald addresses the team at the end of the football Spring Showcase on Saturday, April 18, 2026, at Spartan Stadium in East Lansing.Michigan State's Brennan Parachek runs after a catch during the football Spring Showcase on Saturday, April 18, 2026, at Spartan Stadium in East Lansing.Michigan State's Chrishon McCray runs after a catch during the football Spring Showcase on Saturday, April 18, 2026, at Spartan Stadium in East Lansing.Michigan State's head coach Pat Fitzgerlad looks on during the football Spring Showcase on Saturday, April 18, 2026, at Spartan Stadium in East Lansing.Michigan State's Kenny Soares Jr. prepares for a play during the football Spring Showcase on Saturday, April 18, 2026, at Spartan Stadium in East Lansing.Michigan State's Derrick Simmons, center, lines up with the defense during the football Spring Showcase on Saturday, April 18, 2026, at Spartan Stadium in East Lansing.Michigan State's head coach Pat Fitzgerald looks on during the football Spring Showcase on Saturday, April 18, 2026, at Spartan Stadium in East Lansing.Michigan State's Zion Gist prepares to throw a disc to Zeke the Wonderdog during the football Spring Showcase on Saturday, April 18, 2026, at Spartan Stadium in East Lansing.Michigan State's Trent Fraley, center, prepares to snap the ball during the football Spring Showcase on Saturday, April 18, 2026, at Spartan Stadium in East Lansing.Michigan State's Kenny Soares Jr., left, and Ben Roberts clean the dirt off their cleats during the football Spring Showcase on Saturday, April 18, 2026, at Spartan Stadium in East Lansing.Michigan State's Jaziun Patterson runs the ball during the football Spring Showcase on Saturday, April 18, 2026, at Spartan Stadium in East Lansing.Michigan State's KJ Deriso catches the ball in a drill during the football Spring Showcase on Saturday, April 18, 2026, at Spartan Stadium in East Lansing.Michigan State's Jordan Hall swings a bat before participating in the bat spin relay hotdog eating competition during the football Spring Showcase on Saturday, April 18, 2026, at Spartan Stadium in East Lansing.Michigan State's Jordan Hall, center, runs a drill during the football Spring Showcase on Saturday, April 18, 2026, at Spartan Stadium in East Lansing.Michigan State takes the field during the football Spring Showcase on Saturday, April 18, 2026, at Spartan Stadium in East Lansing.Michigan State's Cal Thrush, center, lines up before a play during the football Spring Showcase on Saturday, April 18, 2026, at Spartan Stadium in East Lansing.Michigan State's Andrew Brinson IV CB Bryson Williams, center, catches a pass as KJ Deriso, right, closes in during the football Spring Showcase on Saturday, April 18, 2026, at Spartan Stadium in East Lansing.Michigan State's TJ Umenyiora catches the ball in a drill during the football Spring Showcase on Saturday, April 18, 2026, at Spartan Stadium in East Lansing.Michigan State's Marvis Parrish runs the ball during the football Spring Showcase on Saturday, April 18, 2026, at Spartan Stadium in East Lansing.Michigan State's Jace Clarizio runs the ball during the football Spring Showcase on Saturday, April 18, 2026, at Spartan Stadium in East Lansing.Michigan State's Dorian Davis catches the ball in a drill during the football Spring Showcase on Saturday, April 18, 2026, at Spartan Stadium in East Lansing.Michigan State's Conner Moore, left, and Trent Fraley, right, block Derrick Simmons, center, during the football Spring Showcase on Saturday, April 18, 2026, at Spartan Stadium in East Lansing.Michigan State's Rhys Dakin punts the ball during the football Spring Showcase on Saturday, April 18, 2026, at Spartan Stadium in East Lansing.Michigan State's Alessio Milivojevic throws a pass during the football Spring Showcase on Saturday, April 18, 2026, at Spartan Stadium in East Lansing.Michigan State's Cam Edwards runs the ball during the football Spring Showcase on Saturday, April 18, 2026, at Spartan Stadium in East Lansing.Michigan State's Brennan Parachek, right, runs after a catch as Khalil Majeed makes the stop during the football Spring Showcase on Saturday, April 18, 2026, at Spartan Stadium in East Lansing.Michigan State's assistant head coach/special teams coordinator LeVar Woods instructs the team during the football Spring Showcase on Saturday, April 18, 2026, at Spartan Stadium in East Lansing.Zeke the Wonderdog catches a frisbee during the Michigan State football Spring Showcase on Saturday, April 18, 2026, at Spartan Stadium in East Lansing.Michigan State's Kenny Soares Jr., left, laughs with Cam Edwards after Soares won the hotdog eating competition during the football Spring Showcase on Saturday, April 18, 2026, at Spartan Stadium in East Lansing.Michigan State's Tre Bell jokes with teammates during the football Spring Showcase on Saturday, April 18, 2026, at Spartan Stadium in East Lansing.Michigan State's Eddie Whiting runs after a catch in a drill during the football Spring Showcase on Saturday, April 18, 2026, at Spartan Stadium in East Lansing.Michigan State's Darrin Jones Jr. runs the ball during the football Spring Showcase on Saturday, April 18, 2026, at Spartan Stadium in East Lansing.Michigan State's Bryson Williams catches a pass during the football Spring Showcase on Saturday, April 18, 2026, at Spartan Stadium in East Lansing.Michigan State's Tarik Ahmetbasic watches the ball after kicking a field goal during the football Spring Showcase on Saturday, April 18, 2026, at Spartan Stadium in East Lansing.Michigan State's Liam Boyd kicks a field goal during the football Spring Showcase on Saturday, April 18, 2026, at Spartan Stadium in East Lansing.Michigan State's Rustin Young, left, blocks Cal Thrush during the football Spring Showcase on Saturday, April 18, 2026, at Spartan Stadium in East Lansing.Michigan State's Derrick Simmons looks on during the football Spring Showcase on Saturday, April 18, 2026, at Spartan Stadium in East Lansing.Michigan State's Zion Gist runs the ball during the football Spring Showcase on Saturday, April 18, 2026, at Spartan Stadium in East Lansing.Michigan State's Liam Boyd kicks a field goal during the football Spring Showcase on Saturday, April 18, 2026, at Spartan Stadium in East Lansing.Michigan State's Kayd Coffman throws the ball during the football Spring Showcase on Saturday, April 18, 2026, at Spartan Stadium in East Lansing.Michigan State's Rai'Shawn Elmore catches a pass during the football Spring Showcase on Saturday, April 18, 2026, at Spartan Stadium in East Lansing.Michigan State's Darrin Jones Jr. runs the ball during the football Spring Showcase on Saturday, April 18, 2026, at Spartan Stadium in East Lansing.Michigan State's Zion Gist runs the ball during the football Spring Showcase on Saturday, April 18, 2026, at Spartan Stadium in East Lansing.1 / 56Best photos from MSU football's 'Spring Showcase' event on SaturdayMichigan State warms up during the football Spring Showcase on Saturday, April 18, 2026, at Spartan Stadium in East Lansing.1 / 56Best photos from MSU football's 'Spring Showcase' event on SaturdayMichigan State warms up during the football Spring Showcase on Saturday, April 18, 2026, at Spartan Stadium in East Lansing.2 / 56Best photos from MSU football's 'Spring Showcase' event on SaturdayMichigan State's Cam Edwards runs the ball during the football Spring Showcase on Saturday, April 18, 2026, at Spartan Stadium in East Lansing.3 / 56Best photos from MSU football's 'Spring Showcase' event on SaturdayMichigan State's Kayd Coffman warms up during the football Spring Showcase on Saturday, April 18, 2026, at Spartan Stadium in East Lansing.4 / 56Best photos from MSU football's 'Spring Showcase' event on SaturdayMichigan State's Kenneth Williams, center, takes a handoff from Cam Fancher during the football Spring Showcase on Saturday, April 18, 2026, at Spartan Stadium in East Lansing.5 / 56Best photos from MSU football's 'Spring Showcase' event on SaturdayMichigan State's Aveon Grose celebrates after an interception during the football Spring Showcase on Saturday, April 18, 2026, at Spartan Stadium in East Lansing.6 / 56Best photos from MSU football's 'Spring Showcase' event on SaturdayMichigan State's Kenny Soares Jr. eats a hotdog while competing in a relay hotdog eating competition at the end of the football Spring Showcase on Saturday, April 18, 2026, at Spartan Stadium in East Lansing.7 / 56Best photos from MSU football's 'Spring Showcase' event on SaturdayMichigan State's Carlos Hazelwood, left, and Evan Young celebrate after a play during the football Spring Showcase on Saturday, April 18, 2026, at Spartan Stadium in East Lansing.8 / 56Best photos from MSU football's 'Spring Showcase' event on SaturdayMichigan State's Brandon Tullis catches a pass in a drill during the football Spring Showcase on Saturday, April 18, 2026, at Spartan Stadium in East Lansing.9 / 56Best photos from MSU football's 'Spring Showcase' event on SaturdayMichigan State's Jordan Hall, right, stops Kai Rios after a catch during the football Spring Showcase on Saturday, April 18, 2026, at Spartan Stadium in East Lansing.10 / 56Best photos from MSU football's 'Spring Showcase' event on SaturdayMichigan State's Darrin Jones Jr. runs the ball during the football Spring Showcase on Saturday, April 18, 2026, at Spartan Stadium in East Lansing.11 / 56What Pat Fitzgerald had to say about MSU football's Spring Showcase event, upcoming seasonMichigan State's head coach Pat Fitzgerald looks on during the football Spring Showcase on Saturday, April 18, 2026, at Spartan Stadium in East Lansing.12 / 56Best photos from MSU football's 'Spring Showcase' event on SaturdayMichigan State's head coach Pat Fitzgerald and the team walk across the end zone during the football Spring Showcase on Saturday, April 18, 2026, at Spartan Stadium in East Lansing.13 / 56Best photos from MSU football's 'Spring Showcase' event on SaturdayMichigan State's head coach Pat Fitzgerald and the Spartans takes the field during the football Spring Showcase on Saturday, April 18, 2026, at Spartan Stadium in East Lansing.14 / 56Best photos from MSU football's 'Spring Showcase' event on SaturdayMichigan State's head coach Pat Fitzgerald addresses the team at the end of the football Spring Showcase on Saturday, April 18, 2026, at Spartan Stadium in East Lansing.15 / 56Best photos from MSU football's 'Spring Showcase' event on SaturdayMichigan State's Brennan Parachek runs after a catch during the football Spring Showcase on Saturday, April 18, 2026, at Spartan Stadium in East Lansing.16 / 56Best photos from MSU football's 'Spring Showcase' event on SaturdayMichigan State's Chrishon McCray runs after a catch during the football Spring Showcase on Saturday, April 18, 2026, at Spartan Stadium in East Lansing.17 / 56Best photos from MSU football's 'Spring Showcase' event on SaturdayMichigan State's head coach Pat Fitzgerlad looks on during the football Spring Showcase on Saturday, April 18, 2026, at Spartan Stadium in East Lansing.18 / 56Best photos from MSU football's 'Spring Showcase' event on SaturdayMichigan State's Kenny Soares Jr. prepares for a play during the football Spring Showcase on Saturday, April 18, 2026, at Spartan Stadium in East Lansing.19 / 56Best photos from MSU football's 'Spring Showcase' event on SaturdayMichigan State's Derrick Simmons, center, lines up with the defense during the football Spring Showcase on Saturday, April 18, 2026, at Spartan Stadium in East Lansing.20 / 56Best photos from MSU football's 'Spring Showcase' event on SaturdayMichigan State's head coach Pat Fitzgerald looks on during the football Spring Showcase on Saturday, April 18, 2026, at Spartan Stadium in East Lansing.21 / 56Best photos from MSU football's 'Spring Showcase' event on SaturdayMichigan State's Zion Gist prepares to throw a disc to Zeke the Wonderdog during the football Spring Showcase on Saturday, April 18, 2026, at Spartan Stadium in East Lansing.22 / 56Best photos from MSU football's 'Spring Showcase' event on SaturdayMichigan State's Trent Fraley, center, prepares to snap the ball during the football Spring Showcase on Saturday, April 18, 2026, at Spartan Stadium in East Lansing.23 / 56Best photos from MSU football's 'Spring Showcase' event on SaturdayMichigan State's Kenny Soares Jr., left, and Ben Roberts clean the dirt off their cleats during the football Spring Showcase on Saturday, April 18, 2026, at Spartan Stadium in East Lansing.24 / 56Best photos from MSU football's 'Spring Showcase' event on SaturdayMichigan State's Jaziun Patterson runs the ball during the football Spring Showcase on Saturday, April 18, 2026, at Spartan Stadium in East Lansing.25 / 56Best photos from MSU football's 'Spring Showcase' event on SaturdayMichigan State's KJ Deriso catches the ball in a drill during the football Spring Showcase on Saturday, April 18, 2026, at Spartan Stadium in East Lansing.26 / 56Best photos from MSU football's 'Spring Showcase' event on SaturdayMichigan State's Jordan Hall swings a bat before participating in the bat spin relay hotdog eating competition during the football Spring Showcase on Saturday, April 18, 2026, at Spartan Stadium in East Lansing.27 / 56Best photos from MSU football's 'Spring Showcase' event on SaturdayMichigan State's Jordan Hall, center, runs a drill during the football Spring Showcase on Saturday, April 18, 2026, at Spartan Stadium in East Lansing.28 / 56Best photos from MSU football's 'Spring Showcase' event on SaturdayMichigan State takes the field during the football Spring Showcase on Saturday, April 18, 2026, at Spartan Stadium in East Lansing.29 / 56Best photos from MSU football's 'Spring Showcase' event on SaturdayMichigan State's Cal Thrush, center, lines up before a play during the football Spring Showcase on Saturday, April 18, 2026, at Spartan Stadium in East Lansing.30 / 56Best photos from MSU football's 'Spring Showcase' event on SaturdayMichigan State's Andrew Brinson IV CB Bryson Williams, center, catches a pass as KJ Deriso, right, closes in during the football Spring Showcase on Saturday, April 18, 2026, at Spartan Stadium in East Lansing.31 / 56Best photos from MSU football's 'Spring Showcase' event on SaturdayMichigan State's TJ Umenyiora catches the ball in a drill during the football Spring Showcase on Saturday, April 18, 2026, at Spartan Stadium in East Lansing.32 / 56Best photos from MSU football's 'Spring Showcase' event on SaturdayMichigan State's Marvis Parrish runs the ball during the football Spring Showcase on Saturday, April 18, 2026, at Spartan Stadium in East Lansing.33 / 56Best photos from MSU football's 'Spring Showcase' event on SaturdayMichigan State's Jace Clarizio runs the ball during the football Spring Showcase on Saturday, April 18, 2026, at Spartan Stadium in East Lansing.34 / 56Best photos from MSU football's 'Spring Showcase' event on SaturdayMichigan State's Dorian Davis catches the ball in a drill during the football Spring Showcase on Saturday, April 18, 2026, at Spartan Stadium in East Lansing.35 / 56Best photos from MSU football's 'Spring Showcase' event on SaturdayMichigan State's Conner Moore, left, and Trent Fraley, right, block Derrick Simmons, center, during the football Spring Showcase on Saturday, April 18, 2026, at Spartan Stadium in East Lansing.36 / 56Best photos from MSU football's 'Spring Showcase' event on SaturdayMichigan State's Rhys Dakin punts the ball during the football Spring Showcase on Saturday, April 18, 2026, at Spartan Stadium in East Lansing.37 / 56Best photos from MSU football's 'Spring Showcase' event on SaturdayMichigan State's Alessio Milivojevic throws a pass during the football Spring Showcase on Saturday, April 18, 2026, at Spartan Stadium in East Lansing.38 / 56Best photos from MSU football's 'Spring Showcase' event on SaturdayMichigan State's Cam Edwards runs the ball during the football Spring Showcase on Saturday, April 18, 2026, at Spartan Stadium in East Lansing.39 / 56Best photos from MSU football's 'Spring Showcase' event on SaturdayMichigan State's Brennan Parachek, right, runs after a catch as Khalil Majeed makes the stop during the football Spring Showcase on Saturday, April 18, 2026, at Spartan Stadium in East Lansing.40 / 56Best photos from MSU football's 'Spring Showcase' event on SaturdayMichigan State's assistant head coach/special teams coordinator LeVar Woods instructs the team during the football Spring Showcase on Saturday, April 18, 2026, at Spartan Stadium in East Lansing.41 / 56Best photos from MSU football's 'Spring Showcase' event on SaturdayZeke the Wonderdog catches a frisbee during the Michigan State football Spring Showcase on Saturday, April 18, 2026, at Spartan Stadium in East Lansing.42 / 56Best photos from MSU football's 'Spring Showcase' event on SaturdayMichigan State's Kenny Soares Jr., left, laughs with Cam Edwards after Soares won the hotdog eating competition during the football Spring Showcase on Saturday, April 18, 2026, at Spartan Stadium in East Lansing.43 / 56Best photos from MSU football's 'Spring Showcase' event on SaturdayMichigan State's Tre Bell jokes with teammates during the football Spring Showcase on Saturday, April 18, 2026, at Spartan Stadium in East Lansing.44 / 56Best photos from MSU football's 'Spring Showcase' event on SaturdayMichigan State's Eddie Whiting runs after a catch in a drill during the football Spring Showcase on Saturday, April 18, 2026, at Spartan Stadium in East Lansing.45 / 56Best photos from MSU football's 'Spring Showcase' event on SaturdayMichigan State's Darrin Jones Jr. runs the ball during the football Spring Showcase on Saturday, April 18, 2026, at Spartan Stadium in East Lansing.46 / 56Best photos from MSU football's 'Spring Showcase' event on SaturdayMichigan State's Bryson Williams catches a pass during the football Spring Showcase on Saturday, April 18, 2026, at Spartan Stadium in East Lansing.47 / 56Best photos from MSU football's 'Spring Showcase' event on SaturdayMichigan State's Tarik Ahmetbasic watches the ball after kicking a field goal during the football Spring Showcase on Saturday, April 18, 2026, at Spartan Stadium in East Lansing.48 / 56Best photos from MSU football's 'Spring Showcase' event on SaturdayMichigan State's Liam Boyd kicks a field goal during the football Spring Showcase on Saturday, April 18, 2026, at Spartan Stadium in East Lansing.49 / 56Best photos from MSU football's 'Spring Showcase' event on SaturdayMichigan State's Rustin Young, left, blocks Cal Thrush during the football Spring Showcase on Saturday, April 18, 2026, at Spartan Stadium in East Lansing.50 / 56Best photos from MSU football's 'Spring Showcase' event on SaturdayMichigan State's Derrick Simmons looks on during the football Spring Showcase on Saturday, April 18, 2026, at Spartan Stadium in East Lansing.51 / 56Best photos from MSU football's 'Spring Showcase' event on SaturdayMichigan State's Zion Gist runs the ball during the football Spring Showcase on Saturday, April 18, 2026, at Spartan Stadium in East Lansing.52 / 56Best photos from MSU football's 'Spring Showcase' event on SaturdayMichigan State's Liam Boyd kicks a field goal during the football Spring Showcase on Saturday, April 18, 2026, at Spartan Stadium in East Lansing.53 / 56Best photos from MSU football's 'Spring Showcase' event on SaturdayMichigan State's Kayd Coffman throws the ball during the football Spring Showcase on Saturday, April 18, 2026, at Spartan Stadium in East Lansing.54 / 56Best photos from MSU football's 'Spring Showcase' event on SaturdayMichigan State's Rai'Shawn Elmore catches a pass during the football Spring Showcase on Saturday, April 18, 2026, at Spartan Stadium in East Lansing.55 / 56Best photos from MSU football's 'Spring Showcase' event on SaturdayMichigan State's Darrin Jones Jr. runs the ball during the football Spring Showcase on Saturday, April 18, 2026, at Spartan Stadium in East Lansing.56 / 56Best photos from MSU football's 'Spring Showcase' event on SaturdayMichigan State's Zion Gist runs the ball during the football Spring Showcase on Saturday, April 18, 2026, at Spartan Stadium in East Lansing.Following the event, Fitzgerald met with the local media to discuss his Spartans as they look ahead to summer workouts and eventually fall camp before the 2026 season. Here are some of the highlights from Fitzgerald's press conference:

Fitzgerald said he's proud of the progress made this spring. "Our body weights are up, over six pounds per guy. The brotherhood is being forged, to see it come together, I am really proud of the guys."

He went on to add he "could not be more excited for the future of Michigan State football."

Fitzgerald said he likes where the roster currently is, stating there is plenty of depth to compete at a high level.

Fitzgerald wanted fans and media to be cautious from who had good days and bad days on Saturday, stating it was "a day of practice."

Fitzgerald is already looking ahead to next season, with a count down tracker of when fall camp begins, the Spartans' first game and when they'll play rival Michigan.

"We will be back for training camp in 110 days," Fitzgerald said. "We will be back at Spartan Stadium for the opener in 141 days, and we take on Michigan in 203 days. Those are top of mind."

Fitzgerald reaffirmed Alessio Milivojevic is the Spartans starting quarterback, which he announced earlier this week.

Fitzgerald spoke highly of young wide receiver Bryson Williams. "Bryson Williams is a big player that has an exciting future. We are very excited for him."

Fitzgerald confirmed Michigan State left Saturday's event healthy, stating he's the happiest guy in the program because of that.

While happy with what he saw in the spring, Fitzgerald knows there is still plenty of room for improvement and will leave the door open for any players to win a starting spot when fall camp comes around. "That road of improvement is always under construction. You never know when it will click for a guy. I will never give up on a guy."

Fitzgerald wrapped up the press conference stating "it's been a great spring" for Michigan State football.

Michigan State football will open the 2026 season against Toledo on September 5 from Spartan Stadium.

Check out the complete video of Fitzgerald's press conference below -- courtesy of SpartanMag:

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