Ben Affleck stopped by Michigan State football practice

Not to be outdone by the Texas Longhorns visit from Oscar winner Matthew McConaughey, the Michigan State Spartans got a visit from two-time Academy Award winner Ben Affleck on Thursday.

Not to be outdone by the Texas Longhorns' visit from Oscar winner Matthew McConaughey, the Michigan State Spartans had two-time Academy Award winner Ben Affleck stop by on Thursday.

Affleck is in East Lansing filming the hotly anticipated Batman vs. Superman, and has been using the team weight room to make sure he looks good in the batsuit. Coach Mark Dantonio asked the actor if he could take a moment to visit the practice field and address the team before they take on Indiana on Saturday.

Ben Affleck, who is on campus shooting scenes for Batman v Superman, addressed MSU's football team prior to practice. pic.twitter.com/QxrL8LLwlG

— Michigan State Football (@MSU_Football) October 16, 2014

Ben Affleck works out with Spartan strength and conditioning! #SpartanGameday #BatmanvSuperman #SpartanNation pic.twitter.com/TalSdEHiMn

— Rachel Hoke (@footballwidow1) October 16, 2014

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Awesome day to be a Spartan! @BenAffleck on campus to film Batman vs Superman. #hopehelikesEL pic.twitter.com/2wiNjSS4QS

— Michigan State Women's Golf (@MSU_WGolf) October 16, 2014

Batman and superman!!! #affleckdantonio #batcave pic.twitter.com/QBCq0m44A6

— Sally Nogle (@noglesa) October 16, 2014

The Detroit Free Press reports that Dantonio ended his Thursday night radio program with a casual, "Incidentally, Batman came to practice tonight, " which might be the only thing more appealing to recruits than Beyoncé.

- Brendan Maloy