The Michigan State Athletics Insider Podcast: A Michigan State podcast network
Oct 14, 2026 · 9 min · 9 segments
Michigan State DT Ben Roberts spoke to the media ahead of Northwestern on Saturday. Hear what he had to say, courtesy of Jacob Cotsonika on the Michigan State Spartans Insider Podcast. Hosted by…
[gentle music] challenges does, uh, Aidan present to you guys defensively? Obviously, a guy you're familiar with, his skill set.
Yeah, I mean, Aidan's a good quarterback, right? Um, him and his whole team, their whole offense kinda, um, bring a bunch of different challenges.
Um, you know, he's doing a lot of things that are good for him and, you know, we gotta do our job.
Well, he, Alessio yesterday talked about how much Aidan's leadership was a, was a help for him last year when he transitioned.
I guess, when you watch that situation from the other side of the ball, how do you feel that Aidan handled it both as a, a leader at that position and a leader for the team?
So me and him are close, right? Um, and we kinda talked a lot about how we need to, how we need to do better.
Um, but I mean, Aidan, Aidan was always a great leader, right? Um, yeah, I mean, he always did his best.
Is that, is that hard? 'Cause I know that, like, fans had been pretty hard on him.
Um, but they probably didn't see a lot of the things that you guys saw.
Like, like, how would you define his, his body of work, his, and, and his character?
I mean, I think at the end of the day, we're always focused on us, right? I mean, it's all about the team, and it's all about us, and we're always gonna try to do what- what's good for the team.
When's the last time you've seen a wing T formation?
Yeah.
How different-- I mean, you don't see that in college, uh, very much.
Like, what challenges and, like, how difficult is that compared to, I guess, a traditional offense? What, what does that present for you?
I mean, I think with, with us on the defense, like, we gotta be better with our details, way better than, um, you know, with, with, with the wing T. I mean, they present a lot of stuff, a lot of, a lot of stuff that we, uh, don't usually see.
[gentle music] challenges does, uh, Aidan present to you guys defensively? Obviously, a guy you're familiar with, his skill set.
Yeah, I mean, Aidan's a good quarterback, right? Um, him and his whole team, their whole offense kinda, um, bring a bunch of different challenges.
Um, you know, he's doing a lot of things that are good for him and, you know, we gotta do our job.
Well, he, Alessio yesterday talked about how much Aidan's leadership was a, was a help for him last year when he transitioned.
I guess, when you watch that situation from the other side of the ball, how do you feel that Aidan handled it both as a, a leader at that position and a leader for the team?
So me and him are close, right? Um, and we kinda talked a lot about how we need to, how we need to do better.
Um, but I mean, Aidan, Aidan was always a great leader, right? Um, yeah, I mean, he always did his best.
Is that, is that hard? 'Cause I know that, like, fans had been pretty hard on him.
Um, but they probably didn't see a lot of the things that you guys saw.
Like, like, how would you define his, his body of work, his, and, and his character?
I mean, I think at the end of the day, we're always focused on us, right? I mean, it's all about the team, and it's all about us, and we're always gonna try to do what- what's good for the team.
When's the last time you've seen a wing T formation?
Yeah.
How different-- I mean, you don't see that in college, uh, very much.
Like, what challenges and, like, how difficult is that compared to, I guess, a traditional offense? What, what does that present for you?
I mean, I think with, with us on the defense, like, we gotta be better with our details, way better than, um, you know, with, with, with the wing T. I mean, they present a lot of stuff, a lot of, a lot of stuff that we, uh, don't usually see.
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