Michigan State Football: Pros and cons of the Friday night kickoff vs. CMU

STATE COLLEGE, PA - NOVEMBER 26: Head coach Mel Tucker of the Michigan State Spartans reacts to a play against the Penn State Nittany Lions during the second half at Beaver Stadium on November 26, 2022 in State College, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Scott Taetsch/Getty Images) /

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EAST LANSING, MI – SEPTEMBER 02: Payton Thorne #10 of the Michigan State Spartans prepares for a play during the second half against Western Michigan at Spartan Stadium in East Lansing, Michigan on September 2, 2022. (Photo by Jaime Crawford/Getty Images) /

Pro: All eyes on MSU

With the game moving to Friday, Michigan State vs. Central Michigan will compete with the likes of Stanford at Hawaii, Louisville at Georgia Tech, Miami (OH) at Miami (FL) (that’s a cute matchup), and Howard at Eastern Michigan.

There’s a pretty good chance, MSU will get that coveted 7:30/8 p.m. ET ESPN/ABC time slot, which is A) easier to access than say, FS2 or BTN2 and B) a better broadcast team announcing the game and C) a chance to show the country that MSU Football needs to be taken seriously again.

Along the same lines, it won’t be competing against games like Colorado at TCU, Northwestern at Rutgers (not a great matchup but would likely get the nod for the early BTN game, sending MSU to BTN+ or FS2), or West Virginia at Penn State.

By moving this game, it’s going to be simple: primetime on a prime channel and Spartan fans can spend all day watching other games or getting household chores down without trying to schedule around the game.

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