Aidan Chiles gives confident answer when asked about FAU game

Aidan Chiles was asked about his confidence heading into the FAU game and he gave the perfect answer to the media.

Aidan Chiles was asked in an interview today about how important the FAU game is in setting the tone for the rest of the season.

He responded with a single sentence: “Like I said before, if you bet, take the over.”

Aidan Chiles on Spartans’ season opener: “If you bet, take the over.” pic.twitter.com/a9XK6yty7p

— Aidan Champion (@champion_aidan) August 22, 2024

This is the type of tone that we want to see from a leader in the locker room. And hearing the stories from the coaching staff and media covering this team, you see the trait that stands out about Chiles: confidence.

A leader of men at captain

It’s not often that an underclassman is voted by his peers as a team captain.  You have to look back to Brian Lewerke and Kirk Cousins as the last Michigan State quarterbacks who were multi-season captains. And in a clip from Jonathan Smith earlier today he cites that the reoccurring reason so many players voted for Chiles is “his ability to influence players on both sides of the ball.”

"When they vote for someone they tell us why."

Jonathan Smith shared with us on Wednesday that the team picked Michigan State's five captains for the upcoming season. pic.twitter.com/DO9EZgewZ6

— Ian Kress (@ian_kress) August 22, 2024

So clearly Chiles’ confidence is rubbing off on his teammates and they believe in him. This is the type of player who can win a locker room over. You want a player with his charisma leading a team down the field in must-score scenarios.

Looking back on the last few years of quarterbacks at Michigan State, they did not look composed. They placed the blame; they did not have chemistry with their team. The entire quarterback room quickly vacated to the transfer portal at the end of last season. That is a dead giveaway the locker room culture was not in a good state.

Looking ahead

Chiles has a long rebuild in front of him with this program. He is young, and he will certainly make his share of mistakes. But he also has the tools, both physical and mental, to completely alter the trajectory of the program behind Jonathan Smith.

Now if you will excuse me, I need to place a bet on the scoring total against FAU and the win total for the season.

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