As if Michigan State football fans and Michigan football fans needed another battle for bragging rights.
Mel Tucker and Jim Harbaugh are among 13 finalists for the Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year Award, voted by the Football Writers Association of America.
Tucker led the Spartans, picked by media members in the preseason to be among the worst teams in the Big Ten East, to a 10-2 season and an appearance in the Peach Bowl in just his second season.