It wasn’t quite the cathartic beatdown that the optimistic among us were expecting, but a 32-23 win for Michigan football in East Lansing will do just fine.
After the Sparty script worked flawlessly on their first offensive possession, Michigan won the rest of the half 27-3. Rivalry games are fickle beasts, though, and MSU kinda-sorta-but-not-really managed to make it a game in the waning moments of the fourth quarter. Given the recent history of this matchup, it seemed a lot closer than it actually was.
Michigan jumped out early against Rutgers and Illinois and put those games away by the end of the second quarter because both of those teams just kind of gave up.