Michigan State has been here before — at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis playing in the Big Ten championship game. In fact, Michigan State has done it as much as anyone, matching the three appearances in five seasons from Wisconsin.
Michigan State knows what it's like in the NFL locker rooms while the size and the sizzle of the building is old hat, especially for the fifth-year seniors, most of whom made their first trip for the 2011 matchup against Wisconsin and again in 2013 against Ohio State.
But this one is different.
This time, there is so much more on the line.