melissa loveit, update news. >> mcintyre is more than halfway through his first season as head coach of the spartans football season. he tells us how he thinks this team is doing on and off the field. here once again is sports reporter melissa loveit. >> these young men are working hard and working to improve. we haven't had as much success as we would like to. but i have watched them grow as a team. watched a lot of young individuals thrown into playing team really mature. off the field they are doing what we ask them do did to do. doing well in the classroom and going class and studying so we are really proud of them what they are doing here. >> reporter: so many of the players have gotten injured but are they team players for this team? >> yes, they have come around. it is hard to be a leader when they are not out there in practice or in the middle of the game being able to be in the huddle or make a block or make a catch or make a play where they could do that in the past. but yes, they are doing everything they can in their abilities while they are injured. >> reporter: are you