Well, it’s been a while since I’ve last had to write one of these rather lengthy pieces. But that means that after a long hiatus in which the fall Big Ten football season was canceled and then brought back to life, Michigan State Spartans football is finally back! The Spartans take on the Rutgers Scarlet Knights at noon (Eastern Time) in East Lansing on Saturday to kick-off the shortened 2020, conference-only, season.
This season is, well, unpredictable, and it’s going to look and feel a lot different. There will be no fans allowed at Spartan Stadium, and additionally, several game-day traditions will be nixed in an effort to limit potential exposure to the coronavirus.