EAST LANSING, Mich. – During a break in the third quarter, about an hour before Michigan State kept this magical, maniacal, perfect season alive by completing a 16-point, come-from-behind, cardiologist special of an upset of hated Michigan, 37-33, the school honored a prominent alum.
Near the north end zone, the school brought out Mat Ishbia, the 41-year-old former walk-on for Tom Izzo’s basketball team, who is now the billionaire CEO of United Wholesale Mortgage in Pontiac. Earlier this year he pledged, via his latest gift, $32 million to build a new football facility here.