EAST LANSING — Projected starting right guard Connor Kruse suffered an injury in Friday's Michigan State scrimmage that will put him out for an indefinite amount of time.

"Connor did well, he was injured a little bit,'' Michigan State coach Mark Dantonio said following Monday's practice, asked to assess Kruse's performance in the scrimmage. "We don't talk about the injuries if they aren't season ending, and it's not season ending.''

Dantonio -- who did not disclose specifics of Kruse's injury -- said Michigan State is moving junior Donavon Clark (6-4, 306) from right tackle to right guard, and third-year sophomore Kodi Kieler (6-6, 304) will take over the duties at right tackle with the starting unit.

Junior Brandon Clemons (6-3, 290) will be moved from defensive tackle to offensive guard for now. The Spartans also have true freshman Brian Allen and junior college transfer Miguel Machado working with the twos at guard.

"We're very comfortable, Kodi Kieler is one of the guys I looked at in the spring,'' Dantonio said. "He had an outstanding spring. He's a very athletic big guy, he's tough, and he knows what to do.''

Kruse is a 6-foot-5, 325-pound senior from Lowell who has seen action in 28 games for Michigan State, including 13 of 14 last season.

Kruse, who played as a walk-on his first two years with the team, played all five offensive line positions last season in addition to lining up at right end.

In an Aug. 8 interview with MLive.com, Kruse said he felt the right side of the offensive line was solid.

"Kodi (Kieler), me and Donovan (Clark) all worked together as a unit,'' Kruse said. "(Kieler) switches in, it doesn't bother any of us. It's more about the team that any personal gain for me.''

The coaches talked about Kruse's value as a leader in the spring, and he's one of the 12 players on the Spartans' version of a leadership council.

"We came together real well in the spring, found a spot for me and Kodi and other guys who can fill that sixth, seventh and eighth guy in,'' Kruse said earlier this month about the offensive line. "We're getting younger guys into this and teaching everyone the way we do things, so it's not a five man line, it's a six, seven, eight-man line.''