- Michigan State University plays Central Michigan University for their first home game of the season on Friday, Sept. 1, and the energy across campus ahead of the game was palpable.
- Alcohol sales will not be happening inside the stadium during this first game, but will be coming for fans later in the year.
- Video shows students sharing their game day plans, and what they are looking forward to most during the game.
(The following is a transcription of the full broadcast story)
LEAD IN: “WELL TONIGHT THESE GATES WILL BE LINED WITH EXCITED SPARTAN FANS READY TO KICK OFF THE FOOTBALL SEASON... AND WE GOT A CHANCE TO SPEAK WITH SOME STUDENTS ABOUT THE ENERGY SURROUNDING THE GAME.”
TRACK FROM THE SCREAMING FANS... TO …
SOT STUDENT ONE: “THE ATMOSPHERE”
TRACK: THE ENERGY SURROUNDING MSU’S FIRST HOME FOOTBALL GAME IS PALPABLE...
SOT STUDENT TWO: “OH... I’M SO EXCITED! I’M SO PUMPED!”
TRACK: ALONG WITH THE MARCHING BAND AND PRE-GAME FESTIVITIES... SPARTANS ARE NO STRANGER TO GAME DAY TRADITIONS LIKE...
SOT TWO STUDENTS: “TAILGATING OBVIOUSLY BEFORE THE GAME... AND TAILGATING IS REALLY JUST A WAY TO GET ALL OF THE ENERGY UP AND THEN EVERYONE USUALLY GOES IN BIG GROUPS AND WALKS TOGETHER TO THE GAMES.”
SOT STUDENT TWO: “WITH THE SKI CLUB FOR THE TAILGATE THIS GAME.”
TRACK: AND FOR THOSE SPARTANS THAT ARE NEW TO GAME DAYS THIS YEAR...
SOT STUDENT 4: “I’M JUST EXCITED TO SEE WHAT EVERYBODY ELSE’S TRADITIONS ARE!”
TRACK: WHILE THE STUDENT ENERGY WAS DEFINITELY AT AN ULTIMATE HIGH... I WAS ALSO ABLE TO SPEAK WITH A PROFESSOR WHO SHOWED TRUE SPARTAN SPIRIT...
SOT PROFESSOR: “IT WILL SELL OUT... IT WILL BE GOOD... FAVORED BY 13...STAY TUNED.”
TRACK: AND AT THE END OF THE DAY... EVERY SPARTAN HAD ONE THING IN COMMON WHEN IT CAME TO WHAT THEY ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO MOST...
SOT STUDENT: “SEEING MICHIGAN STATE WIN!”
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