Michigan State quarterback Aidan Chiles addressed the media following the Spartans' practice on Thursday.
EAST LANSING, Mich. -- Aidan Chiles is nearly one week away from taking the field for the first time as Michigan State's starting quarterback.
Chiles and the Spartans are ready to go, and he made that pretty evident when addressing the media after the team's practice on Thursday.Q: What would you say makes you such a vocal leader? Chiles: "I believe I just started being a vocal leader. We had to find our leadership somewhere, and I chose to take that role and step up and decided to bring energy every day. ... You have to bring energy, somebody has to bring energy every day, and I chose to be that guy.'
Q: How did you learn about being named a team captain, initial reaction? How does it reiterate Jonathan Smith's faith in you? Chiles: Very surprised, first of all. Coach Smith, i mean, he talked about how he chose captains off of how the teams chose -- the whole team chose everybody, they wrote who they wanted as captains. And it just showed how my team as a leader and my abilities to help them grow as a team. And also help me grow as a player. So, it just shows that I have the traits and the team also has the traits, and I believe that I have the traits.
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