The Michigan State Spartans were more than a three-touchdown underdog against the Michigan Wolverines. That mattered not on this day. The Spartans shocked the Wolverines in Ann Arbor with a 27-24 win, and brought the Paul Bunyan Trophy back to East Lansing.
This marked head coach Mel Tucker’s first win at the helm for Michigan State, and he also joined his mentor, Nick Saban, in some pretty special history. Tucker was the first coach to win his debut game against Michigan since Saban did it 25 years ago.
Mel Tucker is the first Michigan State head coach to win his debut game against Michigan since Nick Saban in 1995.