MSU takes on the No. 2 University of Michigan at noon Saturday at Spartan Stadium. MSU, 2-5 overall and 0-4 Big Ten, comes into the game a nearly 24-point underdog to the Wolverines with a 7-0 overall record and 4-0 conference record.
Under Mark Dantonio, MSU is 7-2 against U-M, including 4-1 at home. Wolverines’ head coach Jim Harbaugh is 0-1 against MSU. The Spartans defeated U-M 27-23 last season — Harbaugh’s first at the helm.
“Obviously, guys, big football game for us, rivalry game,” Dantonio said at his press conference Tuesday. “I think the history of this football game really goes back to every coach who’s ever probably coached here.