EAST LANSING ― Michigan State football fans awaiting news on the injury to former Gaylord Blue Devil Brady Pretzlaff just got some bad news.
Pretzlaff suffered an injury on Sept. 13 in MSU’s 41-24 victory over Youngstown State and hadn’t seen action since, missing the trip to USC on Sept. 20. Now, MSU coach Jonathan Smith has confirmed that the redshirt freshman linebacker will miss the rest of the season.
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“Brady Pretzlaff will not be going the rest of this year due to injury,” Smith said at a press conference on Sept. 29.
It’s a tough blow to the Spartans and the Gaylord native, a three-star recruit in the Class of 2024. Pretzlaff came into the year with high expectations after earning praise from teammates in the offseason. He was serving as the backup middle linebacker to Jordan Hall before the injury.
Pretzlaff already used his redshirt season but may qualify for a medical hardship waiver to regain this season of eligibility. If he does, he could return to the Spartans in 2026 with four years of eligibility left.
Michigan State’s Brady Pretzlaff waits for the snap during the game against Youngstown State on Saturday, Sept. 13, 2025, at Spartan Stadium in East Lansing.
Contact GHT Sports Editor Dylan Jespersen at Djespersen@gaylordheraldtimes.com. Follow him on X, formerly known as Twitter, @dylanjespersen, and Instagram, @dylanjespersen
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This article originally appeared on The Petoskey News-Review: Michigan State linebacker, Gaylord’s Brady Pretzlaff out for season