As the Michigan State swimmers and divers are playing out what's likely to be their final season, the Spartans have found an unlikely ally in their chief rivals at Michigan.
Michigan hosted Michigan State men on Friday and Michigan State women on Saturday, in what could be the last meetings between the programs.
And Michigan made it clear that the Wolverines are going to miss the competition. For both meets, Michigan coaches and athletes wore Michigan State face masks that were green and read "SAVE OUR SPORT" one one half, and a picture of the MSU rock painted "SAVE MSU SWIM + DIVE" on the right side.