Michigan State HC Jonathan Smith: 'I will not forget that thing'

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smith folded — Oct 26, 2024; Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA; Michigan State Spartans head coach Jonathan Smith on the sideline in the second half against the Michigan Wolverines at Michigan Stadium. Photo by Rick Osentoski-Imagn Images

People tried to tell Jonathan Smith that this Michigan State-Michigan rivalry was extremely heated. But the first-year Spartan head football coach couldn't understand what it was about until he experienced it. Inside, Smith's comments about his first taste of the Michigan State-Michigan rivalry. "That thing is different," he said.