Friday’s Michigan vs Michigan State game is going feature several major storylines, including the obvious which is a battle between two top-10 teams vying for position at the top of the Big Ten standings. Michigan State will host the Wolverines in one of the most anticipated games in the rivalry’s history, rivaling those 2019 games where Cassius Winston went off on the Wolverines. Here are the most intriguing storylines entering Friday’s top-10 showdown. Michigan State has played eight times before on Tom Izzo’s birthday, and three times were against Michigan (crazy, right?). He protected a Michigan State tradition, and Izzo rewarded him with a floor kiss during senior day festivities.