College football and basketball games in Michigan could feature beer and alcohol sales in the near future, if recently proposed legislation can make its way through the state Legislature.
Matching bills introduced by state Rep. Graham Filler, R-St. Johns, and Sen. Sean McCann, D-Kalamazoo, would allow state regulators to license all Michigan universities to sell alcohol at football, basketball and hockey games, with sales being permitted an hour before kickoff, tip off and puck drop, and ending by the time the game does.
Lawmakers say it's time for Michigan's two most prominent college athletics programs — at the University of Michigan and Michigan State University — to catch up to their Big Ten colleagues.