Today's a good day to be Spartan fan.
For the first time ever, the iconic Spirit of Detroit statue has donned an oversized Michigan State University football jersey, celebrating the Big Ten champs ahead of the team's highly awaited playoff game on New Year's Eve.
The monument, located next to the Coleman A. Young Municipal Center in downtown Detroit, was adorned in the jersey Monday morning. Despite the rainy morning, several fans watched and cheered "go green, go white" as crews worked to put the jersey on the statue in the blowing wind.
Troy resident and Brandon Mason, 35, said as soon as he heard the news about the jersey, he ran over to the monument to see it go up in real time.