With mounting discontent among fans with current coach Jonathan Smith, a former MSU star took to social media advocating for a leadership change.

In the middle of an embarrassing, frustrating homecoming loss to UCLA, Michigan State football quarterback Aidan Chiles went down with an injury after an incident many fans felt was a missed targeting call by a UCLA defender. On Monday, MSU head coach Jonathan Smith spoke to the media and gave an injury update for his quarterback.

Michigan State football coach Jonathan Smith said QB Aidan Chiles and OG Kristian Phillips are late-week decisions for Saturday's game vs Indiana.

After releasing an initial list of ten names, here are an additional five names that could potentially be considered if MSU makes a coaching change.

The UCLA Bruins face the Michigan State Spartans on Saturday, Oct. 11, 2025 at Spartan Stadium in East Lansing, Mich.

Preview the Oct. 11 matchup between the Michigan State Spartans and UCLA Bruins with predictions, odds, over/under, spread, betting lines and more.

Michigan was a top player in Hart's recruitment before he committed to Penn State over Michigan. The Wolverines really wanted Hart, who they thought was undervalued by the recruiting sites. Hart hails from Virginia, and the Wolverines have been recruiting the state really well recently.

If Michigan State does move on from head coach Jonathan Smith, here is a list of ten potential candidates that could take the reins:

The BeaverBlitz team just revealed their top Oregon State coaching candidates after Trent Bray was fired on Oct. 12

Michigan State (3-3 overall, 0-3 Big Ten) is going to be a massive underdog against an Indiana (6-0, 3-0) team that has a 92.5% likelihood of reaching the College Football Playoff, according to ESPN's Football Power Index. The same metric gives the Spartans a mere 8.3% chance of just reaching bowl eligibility.