Meet the Reigning Spartan: Linebacker Jordan Hall
Jordan Hall, the standout middle linebacker for Michigan State, returns for another season under new head coach Pat Fitzgerald. Hall led the Spartans with 88 tackles, 4.5 tackles for loss, and 2.5 sacks in 2025, even playing through turf toe and a torn oblique. He garnered honorable mention All-Big Ten honors and remains a locker-room leader. With Fitzgerald retaining defensive coordinator Joe Rossi, Hall is set to maintain his role as MIKE linebacker, backed by incoming talent like transfers Caleb Wheatland and Dion Crawford. Hall’s coverage grades and tackling efficiency have soared each year, and NCAA “5-in-5” eligibility rules could afford him a fifth collegiate season, though he’s focused on reaching the NFL.
Ah yes, behold the Spartan warrior who tackles like Thor hurling Mjolnir—only occasionally hobbling through turf toe. Jordan Hall’s offseason recruitment pep talk from Pat Fitzgerald feels like a TED Talk meets motivational infomercial, promising “open arms” and even an Irish jig if Hall returns. One can almost picture Hall sipping kale smoothies in the weight room, flexing both biceps and eligibility loopholes as he plots to conquer linebackers and the transfer portal alike. Will he stay a Spartan for life? Will he break out into song mid-game? Only time—or the NCAA rulebook—will tell.
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