East Lansing —There’s a better-than-average chance that a big rivalry game is about to be played and few people have noticed, almost as if it came out of nowhere.
Michigan State and Michigan square off Saturday afternoon at Crisler Center, and a matchup that has been as highly anticipated as any for the better part of the last decade is missing the usual buzz of anticipation.
Maybe it’s the fact that both football teams just capped off successful seasons. Michigan won the Big Ten and made it to the College Football Playoff while Michigan State capped an 11-win season with a win in the Peach Bowl.