From the Detroit Free Press.

ESPN’s “College GameDay” — the network’s popular college football show — is coming to East Lansing for Saturday’s game. That means analysts Kirk Herbstreit, Lee Corso and Chris Fowler had better practice ducking.

ESPN’s college football crew members vowed after the Michigan-Michigan State game in 1997 that they wouldn’t return to East Lansing because beer bottles and other objects were thrown at them while they were on the air. They returned in 1999 for the annual rivalry game, but they broadcast from inside Spartan Stadium.

This time, the crew trusts fans will behave, and the three will broadcast from outside the stadium. The exact location hasn’t been disclosed.

This is very cool. Hopefully MSU can pick up their game a bit and knock off the Irish. Freshmen Stephen Reaves has been named the starter, and looks like he could be a good one. He has a strong arm and made a couple of big-time throws on Saturday versus CMU. Now if they can just find that pass rush, things might be headed in the right direction for the Spartans.

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