Associate head strength and conditioning coach Lorenzo Guess, a former Michigan State safety, is in his seventh year on staff at MSU. Guess is a certified strength and conditioning coach (SCCC) by the Collegiate Strength and Conditioning Coaches Association (CSCCa) and is a certified strength and conditioning specialist with the National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA). He is also certified by USA Weightlifting as a level one sports-performance-coach.

In addition, Guess serves as the director of player enrichment, which includes coordinating and supervising the “Keeping it Real” player development program.
While at Michigan State, Guess was a four-year letter winner in football (1998-2001) and also earned two letters with the basketball team. As a safety, Guess helped Michigan State defeat Florida in the 2000 Citrus Bowl and Fresno State in the 2001 Silicon Valley Bowl. He was part of two Big Ten titles and an NCAA Final Four appearance (1999) with the Spartan basketball team.