EAST LANSING – Michigan State will open the 2019 season without one of its most experienced offensive linemen.

Fifth-year senior left tackle Cole Chewins was not listed on the depth chart the Spartans released Tuesday morning and will miss the season opener against Tulsa on Friday (7 p.m., FS1), coach Mark Dantonio said.

“He’s struggled with his back here throughout preseason so right now he’s sort of on a day-to-day basis to see where he’s at,” Dantonio said Tuesday. “We do anticipate that he’ll be able to play at some point, but he’s had some time off here as of late.”

Chewins had a string of 16 consecutive starts at left tackle snapped when he missed last year’s season-opening win against Utah State due to injury. He played only the first snap the next week in a loss at Arizona State before leaving the game and was limited over the first five games total. Chewins did start the final eight games of the season.

With Chewins out, redshirt junior AJ Arcuri is listed as the starting left tackle. Junior starting right guard Kevin Jarvis is the backup.

Chewins also missed the spring game in April because he was “nicked up,” Dantonio said at the time, while Arcuri started in his place.

Arcuri took a redshirt as a true freshman in 2016, missed the entire following season due to injury and played in all 13 games last season, although that was mostly on special teams and he was only on the field for 22 offensive snaps. He’s now in position to make his first college start.

“He’s been athletic, he’s adapted well to the left tackle position and he’s a big, strong guy. … I think he could play across the board, probably any position (on the offensive line) with the exception of center,” Dantonio said.

Michigan State’s offensive line struggled last season while being hampered by injuries and used nine different starting combinations, including one in each of the first six games. The Spartans return seven offensive linemen with starting experience this season, including Jarvis at right guard and junior Jordan Reid at right tackle.

Redshirt junior Matt Allen made seven starts at center in 10 games last season while missing three due to injury. He is now listed as the co-starter at center with redshirt sophomore Blake Bueter, who played all 13 games last year with four starts at center and three at right guard.

Fifth-year senior Tyler Higby, who started all 13 games last year while splitting time between center, left tackle and left guard, is listed as the starting left guard. Dantonio previously said he wasn’t able to practice when fall camp opened while recovering from surgery but is apparently ready to go.

“He got back after about a week of camp so he’s been involved and has played himself back into the thick of it and has played well,” Dantonio said. “Again, another guy that’s a fifth-year senior and looking to have a great year from him and he’s anticipating that as well.”