As far as the permanent opponent from the Eastern Division of the SEC , MSU will continue to draw Kentucky as an annual contest .
Stricklin said he saw this current agreement as a better compromise for MSU than the approval of a ninth Eastern Division game to future schedules .
As far as the permanent opponent from the Eastern Division of the SEC , MSU will continue to draw Kentucky as an annual contest and Stricklin said he saw this current agreement as a better compromise for MSU than the approval of a ninth SEC game to future schedules .