Michigan coaches join rival MSU for COVID-19 PSA

To encourage Michigan citizens to wear a mask to slow the spread of COVID-19, coaches of the rival schools made a “wear a mask” PSA.

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It’s not over yet, folks.

Currently, there is a surge of cases of COVID-19 in the United States, well after the curve started to flatten in April and May. Thus, there’s a lot of consternation as to whether or not football will resume this fall.

The Big Ten was the first major conference to announce that it was canceling its nonconference games and moving to a B1G-only schedule. The state of Ohio launched a campaign proclaiming that if fans want football, they should wear a mask.

The state of Michigan went its own route, releasing a video on Wednesday that featured coaches from both its flagship schools.

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From Jim Harbaugh, Juwan Howard and Kim Barnes-Arrico to Mel Tucker, Tom Izzo and Suzy Merchant, the brass of the in-state rivals of Michigan and MSU are putting their words behind a public service announcement to coerce fans of either school to mask up and slow the spread of the novel coronavirus.

Watch below: