While this is the biggest regular season game of the year for Michigan State, the coaches are reminding the team that they just have to play within their means. Each player doesn’t need to do anything special for them to win the game.

“Coach talked about (how) we don't need to be heroes,” Haladay said. “We just need to go out and do our job and stay disciplined. That’s kind of what the big focus of this week’s been.”

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I saw something about Tuttle and Will Johnson both sitting out of practice this week. I also saw some stuff out there about Johnson opting out for the rest of the year. Does anybody have anything more solid on this? I don’t see how we don’t rack it up on their secondary if Johnson doesn’t play. I kind of hope Tuttle plays, because I think some crazy game plan with Orji running all over the place gives them the best chance of winning.

Michigan State has a great chance to upset the Wolverines this week. Here is why.

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The heated in-state rivalry matchup between Michigan State and Michigan takes place on Saturday at 7:30 p.m. Eastern Time (Big Ten Network). The Paul Bunyan Trophy is on the line.

Michigan State comes into the game with a 4-3 overall record and 2-2 mark in Big Ten play. Michigan enters Saturday with an identical record, but the two teams have been going in different directions. MSU is coming off of a big win over Iowa, while U-M has dropped two-straight conference games.

The Wolverines have won the past two contests in the series, but the Spartans have a chance to end that streak this weekend.

Spartans Illustrated spoke with Brock Heilig, beat writer for Maize & Blue Review — the home for all things Michigan on Rivals — to gain more insights about the 2024 Wolverines.

What has gone wrong for Michigan this year? While the offensive struggles have been obvious, has the defense also taken a step back? How should U-M head coach Sherrone Moore be graded thus far? Brock answers these questions and more here: