CBS Sports' Tom Fornelli recently ranked the best rivalries in Big Ten football. Michigan State was included twice.
With Oregon, USC, UCLA and Washington joining the Big Ten, the conference's list of storied rivalries has grown even larger.
Even so, Michigan State's rivalry with Michigan is still considered one of the best in the conference, and rightfully so. Tom Fornelli recently ranked the best rivalries in Big Ten football. The annual battle for the Paul Bunyan Trophy came in at No. 5, trailing only UCLA vs. USC , Iowa vs. Minnesota , Minnesota vs. Wisconsin and Ohio State vs. Michigan ."There's plenty of hate here, as you'd expect from two public schools that share a state and battle each other on and off the field.
"Penn State needed a rival when it joined the Big Ten in 1993, so the Land-Grant Trophy was created out of thin air," Fornelli wrote. "If either side talks about the intensity of this rivalry, it's usually with tongue firmly planted in cheek. It's been an evenly-matched series overall, though.
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