EAST LANSING - Michigan will host Michigan State on Saturday night and even a cursory glance shows obvious similarities between the programs.
Both teams had to replace the bulk of the starters from last year on each side of the ball, have mixed up the run and pass nearly identically on offense and rank among the national leaders in multiple defensive categories.
Kind of like looking in a mirror, right?
"No, there's no similarities between us," Michigan State senior linebacker and co-captain Chris Frey said. "I'm not going to compare us to them for even for a second.