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Mel Tucker isn’t underestimating Western Michigan: ‘We have to play our fannies off’

Ethan Stone

By Ethan Stone

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You heard the man.

Michigan State hosts Western Michigan on Friday. And you best believe the Spartans are going to be prepared.

“Whatever we see on film from these guys, they’re gonna be better than that,” Tucker said. “Way better. They’re gonna be more intense than that, stronger than that, faster than that, more physical than that. That’s our focus. We have to play our fannies off, that’s our preparation.”

Tucker knows any team can beat you any given week in college football. Just ask Appalachian State and Georgia State from 2007 and 2019, respectively. Avoiding upsets necessitates intensity.

Ethan Stone

Ethan Stone was an editor for his student newspaper at the University of Tennessee and is now a News Manager for Saturday Tradition.