Well, that was a quick trip.
Just hours after Michigan State arrived in Charlottesville, Virginia, on Tuesday for its matchup the next day with Virginia as part of the ACC/Big Ten Challenge, the Spartans found out they made the journey for nothing. Not long before midnight, Virginia announced it had to cancel the game between the fourth-ranked Spartans and the 18th-ranked Cavaliers because of COVID-19 issues within the Virginia program.
So, by late Wednesday morning, Michigan State was headed back home with its next game scheduled for Sunday when it hosts Oakland in what was supposed to be the final nonconference game.