Who’s the best team in the state of Michigan?
It’s an eternal debate (and one Western Michigan may want in on this season) but the Big Ten Network’s Howard Griffith gives the thumbs up to none other than the Michigan State Spartans:
“They are the best team in the state of Michigan,” says the former Illinois and NFL fullback. “It’s not by a lot, but we talked earlier about Michigan’s inability to run the ball out of a conventional two-back or single-back formation. You’re seeing them have to run a lot of sweeps and jet sweeps.