Michigan State football hosts the Indiana Hoosiers at Spartan Stadium in East Lansing at noon Saturday, Nov. 19, 2022. BTN ...

At Michigan State from 2005-08, Hoyer started 39 games and passed for 6,159 yards, 35 touchdowns and 23 interceptions. Oakland also had made a trade with the New York Jets for Christian Hackenberg.

Which makes Brian Hoyer one of the team’s most important players. The 15-year veteran is the backup to Jimmy Garoppolo at the most important position on the field. If Garoppolo gets hurt — and ...