Ivan Maisel’s “Daily Briefing” for On3:
A big one in East Lansing
No. 8 Michigan State welcomes No. 6 Michigan to Spartan Stadium on Saturday in what appears as if it will be a classic Big Ten showdown of unbeatens, and not merely because the thermometer will struggle to reach 50 degrees. For one thing, the enmity in this rivalry has remained high in recent years, even as both teams have struggled to maintain the pace set by Ohio State in the Big Ten East. For another, the Wolverines and the Spartans have both transformed into run-first, run-downhill teams.