A Michigan State football game is forcing the MHSAA to make adjustments to its football state finals once again in 2025.

Michigan State is heading back to Ford Field this season. Announced Wednesday morning, the university will move its final regular-season game against Maryland to the home of the NFL’s Detroit Lions. The game remains scheduled for Saturday, Nov. 29, with a start time to be announced.

Michigan State football will play Maryland in Detroit on Nov. 29, the Spartans' third game at Ford Field and second time in the past three years.

For the second time in three seasons, Michigan State football will play its regular-season finale in Detroit. The Spartans on Wednesday announced the Saturday, Nov. 29 game against Maryland is moved to Ford Field.

Ford Field will host a jam-packed week of football later this year. On Wednesday, Michigan State announced that the Spartans will return to the Detroit Lions' home this fall. MSU will face Maryland in a Big Ten showdown at Ford Field on Saturday,

Michigan State University has a strong connection with the city of Detroit, and our teams have repeatedly experienced an outpouring of support in the 313.