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It's time for Michigan football to seize control of its rivalry with MSU

Michigan Wolverines football coach Jim Harbaugh speaks to the media on Monday, Nov. 11, 2019, in Ann Arbor. Rainer Sabin, Detroit Free Press

Just over five years ago, then-Michigan footballcoach Brady Hoke was forced to apologize to Michigan State.

Hoke, in his fourth (and soon-to-be final) season as head coach, released a statement in which he publicly apologized to Mark Dantonio and the Spartans for an "act of poor sportsmanship displayed pregame."

The act: A tent stake planted midfield at Spartan Stadium before the game on Oct. 25, 2014.

The score of that game: Michigan State 35, Michigan 11.