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Current Sports | October 23, 2020 | Game-Day Eve For Spartans Football / Swimming And Diving Cut

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We are now less than 24 hours away from the start of the 2020 Michigan State football season! Al breaks down the X's and O's of the opening game against Rutgers on Saturday afternoon. 

On today's Current Sports with Al Martin we preview tomorrow's Rutgers at MSU football game to open up the Big Ten football season! Your Spartans will begin a new chapter with head coach Mel Tucker at the helm. What are the matchups to watch and what kind of threat do the Scarlet Knights pose for MSU? Also, listen to Michigan State Athletic Director Bill Beekman as he explains why the university has decided to no longer sponser men's and women's swimming and diving. 

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Al Martin is the host of Beyond the Score, a new series coming to WKAR in the fall of 2024. Al is also sports reporter for WKAR news.
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