Michigan State has gotten the better of Michigan since then, winning 10 of their 17 matchups since the "little brother" comment. But Michigan currently has the bragging rights, winning the last three games dating back to 2022 and winning a national championship in 2023, something that the Spartans haven't done in nearly six decades.

In 2015, Michigan State upset rival Michigan 27-23 in a wild blocked punt sequence. The Wolverines led 23-21 with 10 seconds left and were set to punt from MSU's 53. But Wolverines punter Blake O'Neill fumbled the snap, and Sparty safety Jalen Watts-Jackson recovered it and returned it for a touchdown.

Fernando Mendoza completed 24 of 28 passes for 332 yards and four touchdowns and No. 3 Indiana celebrated its highest ranking in program history with a 38-13 rout of Michigan State.

The reason why the game between the Michigan State Spartans and Indiana Hoosiers was delayed is finally revealed.

With new NCAA rules, Tom Izzo has Michigan State basketball playing two Division I exhibition games, starting Thursday night vs Bowling Green.

This article was originally published on www.si.com as Michigan State's Tom Izzo Rips NCAA for Allowing Eligibility to G League Players.

League, but committed to play college basketball at Louisville on Monday. He’ll have two years of eligibility remaining once he hits the floor for the Cardinals. His commitment led to many questioning how this could even be possible.

Jake Oettinger of the Dallas Stars and Thatcher Demko of the Vancouver Canucks also played in the NCAA, Oettinger at Boston University and Demko at Boston College. Any of those three could represent the United States in the Olympic Winter Games Milano Cortina 2026.

With the Women's basketball season approaching, some believe that Michigan State is a top team in the Big Ten this upcoming season