Joe Bachie was one of the best Michigan State linebackers of the 2010s. His impact on the Green and White is still felt today. Just ask Spartans captain Maverick Hansen.
EAST LANSING, Mich. -- Joe Bachie was part of a lineage of great Michigan State linebackers who were also great leaders under former head coach Mark Dantonio. It began with Greg Jones , continued with Max Bullough , and from Bullough, it went to younger brother Riley Bullough, who was a captain in 2016.
" voice mattered," Hansen said. "He wasn't always the loudest, but when he did speak, everyone listened. Young guys or old guys, everybody listened to him. What he said mattered and the way he carried himself and everything, he didn't do the wrong things he was doing the right things. He worked super hard, he was always the hardest worker on the field and that's truly what I try to implement.
Bachie burst onto the scene in 2017 as a sophomore. The iconography of Bachie's performance against Michigan -- 10 tackles, a sack, a forced fumble, and an interception amidst a monsoon lingers in this reporter's mind.earned Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week honors for that performance .
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