Nick Baumgardner, Detroit Free Press
Michigan fifth-year senior quarterback John O'Korn is stepping into this rivalry for the first time.
He's been on the sideline as a player, he's prepared in practice and he's been in the locker room. But Saturday night in Ann Arbor (7:30 p.m., ABC), he'll experience the Michigan-Michigan State rivalry as a starter for the first time.
Asked if he's spoken to O'Korn about possibly playing in the biggest game of his career to date, Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh said his quarterback is no different than anyone else right now.