No. 3 Michigan State Will Play No. 2 Alabama In The Cotton Bowl
Michigan State will take on Alabama in the Cotton Bowl and Michigan will play in the Citrus Bowl against the Florida Gators in Orlando.
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Michigan State will take on Alabama in the Cotton Bowl and Michigan will play in the Citrus Bowl against the Florida Gators in Orlando.
The Spartans, who were No. 2 early in the season, edged up after beating Iowa 16-13 in the Big Ten championship game.
A photo floated around twitter on Saturday night after the Spartans beat Iowa, 16-13, to win the Big Ten Championship of a giant teddy bear on fire in Cedar Village.
After getting bottled up by three defenders on third-and-goal from 1, L.J. Scott broke free just long enough to get the ball across the goal line for Michigan State's only TD.
Denzel Valentine had 13 points and 12 rebounds and Bryn Forbes scored 14 points as Michigan State rolled over Binghamton 76-33 on Saturday.
The winner of this one gets in the College Football Playoff, and the loser is out.
The conventional wisdom is that the title game Saturday night is essentially a play-in for one of the four precious spots in the second College Football Playoff.
The celebratory day in Michigan is one day before the Spartans play No. 4 Iowa in the Big Ten championship in Indianapolis.
The Spartans (8-0) trailed by as much as 13 in the first half and took their first lead with 6:47 left.
Other offensive honors: Connor Cook, Michigan State, quarterback of the year; Aaron Burbridge, Michigan State, receiver of the year; Jake Butt, Michigan, tight end of the year; Taylor Decker, Ohio State, offensive lineman of the year.
The Big Ten representative in the Rose Bowl will be either the loser of Michigan State-Iowa or Ohio State.
Michigan State coach Mark Dantonio says safety RJ Williamson is practicing again, but he probably won't play in this weekend's Big Ten championship game against Iowa.
His strongest statement was, "Mannnnn... This isn't a rivalry. We prefer Michigan State now."
"Great, great group of coaches too, great group of men, and I'm happy for them."
Over the past few seasons under coach Mark Dantonio, Michigan State has become one of the Big Ten's top programs, while embracing seemingly every opportunity to use perceived slights as motivation.
