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Michigan State University's marching band guards the Spartan statue during rivalry week against the University of Michigan.

Band members bond by playing games, chatting, and singing the university's alma mater.

EAST LANSING — For decades during rivalry week, the nearly 10-foot-tall Spartan statue on MSU's campus has seen students trade their horns and woodwinds for blankets and camaraderie.

While Michigan State University's football team is set to face off against the University of Michigan Wolverines at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 25, taking a walk through campus may bring you past members of the Michigan State Marching Band standing guard at the Sparty statue.

During cold fall nights, the marching band has brought their chairs and blankets to watch guard and ma

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