East Lansing — Crazy events from Michigan State’s and Ohio State’s football history probably include that gap between 1912 and 1951 in which two schools linked by geography and league membership never played.
Blame the Big Ten Conference, which didn’t admit Michigan State until 1949. But the Spartans and Buckeyes have done a deft job of making up for lost time. Fantastic finishes, epic upsets, stadium-shaking moments — it’s a rich time line that could craft more drama Saturday when the No. 9 Spartans and No. 2 Buckeyes tussle at Ohio Stadium.
Football connoisseurs see the Ohio State-Michigan State series as a trendy delicacy.