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How big is the talent gap? Analyzing Michigan State football's 44-10 loss to Michigan, Nov. 16, 2019 at Michigan Stadium. Chris Solari, Shawn Windsor and Graham Couch, Detroit Free Press

Brian Lewerke watched Michigan celebrate with the Paul Bunyan Trophy. Some Wolverines waved from midfield to the senior quarterback and his Michigan State football teammates as they quickly headed up the Michigan Stadium tunnel to a somber locker room.

It burned. It stung. It hurt. Even more than the four straight losses before Saturday’s stomping.