The Five Star Zone with Rico Beard.

Welcome to a special edition of the Five Star Zone.

I'm your host Rico Beard.

He on Showing from the Big Ten Network.

Joining me, Michigan, Michigan State preview. The big game is Saturday.

Michigan State traveling to Ann Arbor to take on the Wolverines. Both came out for

by a week, but they had different results results Harold Michigan State goes out and kind of

shocks the world in an upset victory over Iowa at home Michigan goes on the

road losing 21 to 7 to Illinois.

But now they're gonna play.

And as they say, you throw the records out

and it's the backyard brawl and all types of cliches.

Here, let's just jump into this game.

What do you see happening?

You know, what would be the keys to this game on Saturday?

I think it's similar to what it was for both teams last week.

Aiden Childs had time to throw.

He was able to make plays when he had time and Luke Altmeyer kind of similar, where, you know, we talked about last week how, you know, Illinois was the worst team in the big ten in terms of allowing sacks. He only got sacked once. He was able to keep plays alive. He ran for touchdown,

through for a touchdown. And, you know, Michigan couldn't make enough plays, knowing that their

offense was limited. So, you you know they pretty much had to play

perfect on defense and they couldn't so if they can't pressure Charles I think he's

got time to to make some throws that feel will Johnson questionable for this

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