EAST LANSING — Scottie Hazelton took the podium Tuesday, the crosshairs of a frustrated Michigan State football fanbase focused on his defense that gave up 500-plus yards in back-to-back losses.

Defensive coordinator Scottie Hazelton runs drills during Michigan State University’s spring football practice at Spartan Stadium on Saturday, April 16, 2022 (Jenifer Veloso ...

Scottie Hazelton sounds like a man who finally has a fighting chance to call a defense that won’t leave Michigan State fans calling for his head.

EAST LANSING — The coils of gray hair in Scottie Hazelton’s thick beard mask the front of his neck, stretching well below the jaw line. At first glance, he bears a resemblance to the ...

When Mel Tucker took over the Michigan State football program in 2020, he poached Scottie Hazelton from Kansas State to be his defensive coordinator. Hazelton lasted all four seasons with the ...

A 24-year coaching veteran with stints at all levels of collegiate football and the NFL, Scottie Hazelton is in his second season as Kansas State’s defensive coordinator and linebackers coach in 2020.

Michigan State football defensive coordinator Scottie Hazelton is trying to make up ltime lost in 2020 during the Spartans' spring practices this year.

As most Michigan State fans know by now, head coach Mel Tucker and his staff keep injury information pretty close to the chest. Such is the case with redshirt junior linebacker Darius Snow, who ...

East Lansing, MI— Michigan State defensive coordinator Scottie Hazelton has a terrific advantage, despite the COVID-19 impact. That is having Ron Burton the Spartans legendary defensive line ...

Scottie Hazelton began his coaching career in 1996 at his alma mater, Fort Lewis College, in Colorado. In the more than two decades since, he held jobs across the country, won an FCS national ...

That’s when he turned to the other coach in the room — a 36-year-old rising assistant named Scottie Hazelton. “This right here is one heck of a football coach,” Bohl told Olson-the-recruit.