EAST LANSING — Michigan State's attempt to "reach higher" is less than three weeks away, and the Spartans are on the verge of returning to practice to prepare for the College Football Playoff semifinal.
Coach Mark Dantonio attended a joint press conference with Alabama coach Nick Saban on Thursday in Atlanta at the College Football Hall of Fame. Saban, Dantonio's boss at MSU from 1995-1999, will stand across the field from the MSU program he once led at 8 p.m. on Dec. 31 at AT&T Stadium in the Cotton Bowl with a trip to the national championship game on the line.