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Photo of the Day: Spirit of Detroit flaunts its Spartan pride

By on Mon, Dec 21, 2015 at 10:56 am

In case you haven't taken a walk down Woodward today, here's a photo of the Spirit of Detroit showing off a little Spartan pride in honor of the upcoming College Football Playoffs. The Michigan State jersey was placed on the downtown Detroit landmark earlier this morning, which, MSU is keen to point out, is the first time the Spirit has worn the school's colors. 


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