Michigan State fans cheer from the student section before the football game against Western Michigan on Friday, Aug. 29, 2025, in East Lansing. Nick King/Lansing State Journal

Young fans wait for Michigan State's football team to walk by outside Spartan Stadium before the game against Western Michigan on Friday, Aug. 29, 2025, in East Lansing. Nick King/Lansing State Journal

Michigan State's Quindarius Dunnigan carries a sledge hammer while walking with the team to Spartan Stadium before the game against Western Michigan on Friday, Aug. 29, 2025, in East Lansing. Nick King/Lansing State Journal

Michigan State's quarterback Aidan Chiles greets fans while walking with the team to Spartan Stadium before the game against Western Michigan on Friday, Aug. 29, 2025, in East Lansing. Nick K

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