It's late October, and "State of Rivalry" week is descending upon the state of Michigan.

No. 24 Michigan football (5-2, 3-1 Big Ten) heads to East Lansing for a clash with Michigan State football (3-4, 0-4) under the lights at Spartan Stadium on Saturday, Oct. 25 (7:30 p.m., NBC).

The teams are seemingly headed in different directions, with U-M's 24-7 victory over Washington keeping its College Football Playoff hopes alive and MSU's fourth consecutive Big Ten loss – a 38-13 thumping by then-No. 3 Indiana – seemingly pushing the Spartans ' postseason plans further away.

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