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WATCH: Michigan tight end Colston Loveland calls out MSU for 'lil bro' antics

The Michigan-Michigan State rivalry remains one of the most heated in all of college football...

Matt Lounsberry

Michigan Wolverines tight end Colston Loveland
Michigan Wolverines tight end Colston Loveland / Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images
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Over the past decade and a half, the Michigan-Michigan State football rivalry has developed a reputation for being one of the nastier in-state showdowns in all of college football.

That continued on Saturday night, when an altercation broke out on the Michigan Stadium field immediately following the Wolverines' 24-17 win over the Spartans. In a postgame interview with Big Ten Network, Michigan tight end Colston Loveland called out Michigan State for its 'lil bro' antics in defeat.

"Yea, I mean, lil bro stay doing lil bro things, you know." Loveland said. "So, MSU, they're little bro. They can do whatever they want. We know it's going to get chippy, but everything within the confines of the game we do right. And then after, if they wanna get busy, we'll get busy."

Following his on-field postgame interview with Big Ten Network, Loveland was asked about the altercation which occurred as time was expiring. The junior admitted he had been doing some trash talk and got carried away with the emotions of the rivalry at the end of the game.

"It always gets chippy," he repeated. "I got a little carried away there at the end, you know? We were just talking back and forth, kind of did some shoving and stuff. But, that's how the rivalry gets. It's all just heat of the moment. Coming off two losses, really needed this one, so just kind of got excited. But, yeah, we respect every opponent we play. They're a great football team, obviously. It came down to the wire but just proud of the way the guys fought and came out with the win."

Big brother has enjoyed a string of success in this series against little brother, with Michigan winning three in a row over Michigan State in the rivalry. Those three victories have coincided with Loveland's three seasons in Ann Arbor, and with the tight end almost assuredly heading off to the NFL next season, he'll finish his Wolverine career undefeated against the Spartans.

"Yeah, 3-0. Blessing for sure, because I know how much this rivalry means to everyone," Loveland said.

The junior tight end was an integral part of Michigan's offensive success on Saturday, with six catches for 67 yards and two touchdowns against Michigan State.

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