Thankfully, Michigan State basketball season is right around the corner.
Who thought we’d be saying this about 1.5 months into football season? It definitely feels like the John L. Smith days when football would get overlooked for Tom basketball program, and we can thank Jonathan Smith’s 38-13 loss to UCLA on homecoming for that.
All the attention in East Lansing has turned toward basketball, and rightfully so.
The Spartans are gearing up to defend their Big Ten title and win back-to-back for the first time since before COVID-19. It’s possible, although it feels like everyone is picking either Purdue or Michigan to win the conference title.