Bill Beekman has a dream.
The Michigan State athletic director sees his football program playing 12 games in the fall of 2021, hosting fans at some and traveling to others. In this fantasy, he even imagines the Spartans matching up with a few nonconference opponents and dropping a little cash for some old-fashioned guarantees.
As Beekman shared his vision Thursday during a Zoom call with reporters, everyone listening was transported back eight months to a different time, when this flight of fancy Beekman described was the norm so many took for granted.
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