Thanksgiving means football in Detroit, and this fall, Michigan State will be part of creating four straight days of football at Ford Field.
The university announced on Wednesday that its regular-season finale against Penn State will shift from Spartan Stadium and will be played at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 24 in Detroit. It comes the day after the Detroit Lions host their annual Thanksgiving Day game and precedes two days of high school state championships that will be played on Saturday and Sunday, a shift from the typical Friday-Saturday schedule.
“This is a unique opportunity, for both our football program and our fan base, to play a Black Friday game at Ford Field,” Michigan State athletic director Alan Haller said in a statement.