Michigan may be the reigning national champions and Michigan State may be in the first year of a rebuild under head coach Jonathan Smith, but none of that mattered when the two in-state rivals met on Saturday.

They were both out for blood. Both on the scoreboard and apparently on the pitch after the final whistle. As Michigan ran out the clock for a 24-17 victory under the Big House lights, a scuffle ensued and the teams had to be separated.

No one is really surprised to see emotions running high in such a heated rivalry, but it was how Michigan’s Colston Loveland described the kerfuffle that will likely continue to raise those tensions.

A fight breaks out after Michigan takes a knee to seal the win against Michigan State pic.twitter.com/xHedEDaBLB

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“Lil bro stay do bro stuff.”

Colston Loveland steps in after the final whistle between Michigan and Michigan State pic.twitter.com/nUbXJIqCHT

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Yes. This is Loveland with a call back to Mike Hart’s infamous “little brother” comment.. That’s also bound to sting a little more on Saturday, considering MSU opened the scoring with a 7-0 lead in the first quarter before the Wolverines rattled off 16 straight points to chip away at the lead for good.

Suddenly we’re already counting down the days until these two teams meet in East Lansing next year.