Last season, the Michigan Wolverines demolished its in-state rival Michigan State, 49-0. While they may have blown out the Spartans in 2023, a lot has changed in just one year.
For starters, both programs have new head coaches. Although Sherrone Moore spent six years on Michigan’s staff before earning the head coaching position, Jonathan Smith is brand new at MSU with no strings attached to this rivalry.
“I definitely felt (the rivalry) upon arrival,” Smith said in his weekly press conference. “I think I got asked about them even in my introductory press conference.