Nathan Brisson-Fast left his apartment complex in the morning on Sept. 25 and saw three fellow students wearing Michigan State attire on his walk to class.
In just three days, the Central Michigan senior defensive tackle leads the Chippewas into East Lansing for a noon kickoff against Michigan State.
Seeing CMU students wearing gear of a school just an hour drive away does not upset Brisson-Fast too much. Instead, he looks at it as a challenge.
“It’s like they are saying, ‘You guys can’t beat them, so we will root for MSU,’ he explained. “It kind of gives me that extra push.