Jonathan Smith and Michigan State football are preparing for what’s easily their biggest game of the 2025 season. The Spartans are trending in the wrong direction and Smith is on the hot seat, but everyone knows that a win over Michigan could salvage the season and save the second-year coach’s job.
One good thing that Smith has done this season has been bring some former players and coaches in to talk to the team about the importance of the rivalry. That can only help matters.
And if there’s one thing we all know: former Michigan State players absolutely hate Michigan, and that hatred is obvious when you talk to them about the rivalry.