Pregame observations from Spartan Stadium: Michigan vs. Michigan State
Michigan Wolverines football is set to take on Michigan State Saturday night at Spartan Stadium. Follow along below for pregame observations from the press box ahead of the 7:33 p.m. kickoff (in reverse chronological order).
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• 7:29 p.m. — Michigan has taken the field.
• 7:07 p.m. — Michigan has headed into the locker room for the final time before kickoff.
• 7:05 p.m. — Sophomore Tyler Morris took the final punt return of warmups, usually an indication that he will take the first rep there in the game. Jake Thaw has been the first punt returner in each of Michigan’s games this season, but Morris has rotated in.
• 6:44 p.m. — Sophomore tight end Marlin Klein was listed as questionable but he looks good to go, moving around well in warmups. He has an undisclosed injury. He was also working with the punters earlier. He’s been the Wolverines’ emergency punter for road games this season, behind junior Tommy Doman.
• 6:43 p.m. — Michigan traveled four quarterbacks, but junior Davis Warren is not one of them. He made trips to the other two road games this season, at Nebraska and Minnesota. Sophomore Alex Orji is one of the four, after not traveling in those two other road tilts.
• 6:32 p.m. — Some of the Michigan players just ran on the field (quarterbacks and running backs) and got a nice ovation from the Wolverine fans in attendance. Good amount so far. We have observed over the years that away fans show up earlier, typically. MSU student section about half full at this point and doing some sort of chant.
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• 6:21 p.m. — Michigan’s uniform combination:
• 5:54 p.m. — Several Michigan players have taken the field for early warmups, sporting hoodies and their blue game pants. U-M will wear white on blue this week.
• 5:30 p.m. — Both teams have released their availability reports for tonight’s outing. Out for Michigan are freshman wide receiver Karmello English, senior running back Kalel Mullings and sophomore running back CJ Stokes. Sophomore safety Zeke Berry and sophomore tight end Marlin Klein are both questionable. Here’s a look at the Spartans’ report:
Game information: Michigan football vs. Michigan State
Venue: Spartan Stadium (75,005)
Kickoff: 7:33 p.m. ET
TV: NBC
Stream: NBC Sports / Peacock
On The Call: The announcers will be Noah Eagle (play-by-play), Todd Blackledge (color) and Kathryn Tappen (sideline)
Radio: LEARFIELD Michigan Sports Network, anchored by WWJ 950 AM in the Detroit area, with Doug Karsch (play-by-play), Jon Jansen (color) and Jason Avant (sideline) on the call. Karsch and Jansen are regular contributors to TheWolverine.com. Click here for the full list of radio affiliates to find the station in your area. The radio broadcast can also be streamed through MGoBlue.com.
Series Facts: This is the 116th meeting between U-M and MSU. The Wolverines have a 72-38-5 advantage in the all-time series and have won 27 of the last 44 games played between the two schools. U-M won last year’s game 29-7 at Michigan Stadium but the Spartans won the previous two matchups in 2020-21. … Head coach Jim Harbaugh has a 4-4 record against MSU. … This will also be the 71st meeting for the Paul Bunyan Trophy. Since the trophy’s inception in 1953, U-M holds a 39-29-2 edge in this rivalry game.
