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For 12 years, the game day football has been carried on the 64-mile trek between the respective homes of the state’s most famous college sports rivalry — Ann Arbor and East Lansing.
It’s not every day that Spartans and Wolverines run side by side, but every year, the two rivals team up for something much bigger.
It’s become a cherished tradition before the big Michigan State Spartans vs. Michigan Wolverines rivalry football game.
It’s rivalry weekend for Michigan State University and the University of Michigan, and while there is competition, the two schools are coming together for a great cause.
Twelve years ago, Michigan State University and the University of Michigan banded together to create a 64-mile race, “Alex’s Great State Race,” to celebrate the life of Alex Powell, a high school senior who had been accepted to MSU but unfortunately lost…
Each fall, on the Friday before the Michigan–Michigan State football game, ROTC cadets from both universities unite to carry the game ball on a 64-mile journey from the University of Michigan’s Diag to the Sparty Statue in East Lansing.
Alex’s Great State Race — the annual 64-mile race between the University of Michigan and Michigan State University that honors former Spartan Alex Powell — ends in success for the 12th year.
About 50 students in the University of Michigan and Michigan State University ROTC program completed a 64-mile backroad trek Friday morning as part of the 11th annual Alex’s Great State Race.
The ROTC cadets at Michigan State University and the University of Michigan are running the rivalry game ball from East Lansing to Ann Arbor. The race serves as a reminder of the critical work done by the RCPD at MSU and UM’s Student Accessibility and…