For a while, it looked like Michigan was going to walk out of East Lansing with a rather easy road victory over their second-biggest rival, Michigan State. In fact, the Wolverines led the game 30-14 with about four minutes left in the third quarter…until they didn’t.
The Spartans stormed back with a trio of rushing TDs (he had five in the game) from RB Kenneth Walker III and when all was said and done, they defeated Michigan by a score of 37-33.
Following the game, sixth-year Michigan captain Andrew Vastardis had a clear message for his teammates.
“Going forward, it’s in the past. It’s a learning experience,” Vastardis said. “We’ll treat it like that. We’re gonna stick together. That’s the No. 1 thing for me: no pointing fingers. We’re gonna be a family. Gotta be a family when it’s good, gotta be a family when it’s bad. I firmly believe that. We’ll stick together.”
“Very difficult. I don’t care about them, I don’t need to watch them celebrate,” Vastardis said. “More so, it’s how can we grow together from this? It sucks, it sucks from the top down. It’s gonna be one of those things where we really just lock arms, grow together. Because a lot of people are gonna hop off the bandwagon, and this season is not over — not even close.”
Michigan’s next game comes this coming Saturday at the Big House against Indiana.
