Michigan football vs. Michigan State preview: Behind Enemy Lines
The Michigan Insider
247Sports, Michigan Football, Michigan Wolverines, Michigan, Michigan athletics, College Football
4.6 • 855 Ratings
🗓️ 22 October 2025
⏱️ 31 minutes
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Summary
The latest installment of the Michigan vs. Michigan State rivalry has arrived! The Spartans and Wolverines will battle for Paul Bunyan on Saturday night in East Lansing.
Is this game a last stand for MSU coach Jonathan Smith? What has and hasn't gone well throughout his year-and-a-half tenure? And, most importantly: What are Michigan State's strengths this season, and what are the areas Michigan can exploit against a team that has started 0-4 in Big Ten play?
On this week's episode of Behind Enemy Lines, Michigan State beat reporter Stephen Brooks gives us the inside scoop on the Spartans.
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| 1:02.8 | of Behind Enemy Lines. I'm your host, Alejandro Suniga, here from the Michigan Insider, |
| 1:06.9 | Michigan.247 Sports.com. On Behind Enemy L lines, we take a close look at the Michigan football |
| 1:12.1 | team's upcoming opponent with the beat reporter who covers that program. And today we are |
| 1:17.6 | previewing the Michigan State Spartans with Stephen Brooks, who covers them for Spartan tailgate. |
| 1:23.6 | Michigan will face the Spartans hoping to get their fourth straight win in the in-state rivalry. |
| 1:29.1 | It will be a night game at Spartan Stadium. |
| 1:31.4 | Kickoff time is set for 7.45 p.m. Eastern on NBC. |
| 1:36.2 | Should be an important game for both programs as Michigan hopes to continue its momentum following a win over Washington. |
| 1:44.0 | And the Spartans are looking for any sign of positivity. Michigan hopes to continue its momentum following a win over Washington. |
| 1:51.1 | And the Spartans are looking for any sign of positivity to try to salvage and maybe continue the Jonathan Smith era. |
| 1:52.9 | We're going to dive all into that and all into what Michigan should expect from the Spartans |
| 1:57.9 | in a moment. |
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