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500 MSU students to receive free Cotton Bowl tickets via Taco Bell and ESPN
Ticket requests for MSU's Cotton Bowl Classic matchup against Alabama are now complete.
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Connor Cook wins 2015 Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award
Senior quarterback Connor Cook has been regarded as one of the best quarterbacks in the country all season long, Tuesday afternoon that talk was validated with some hardware. Cook's play this season has earned him the 2015 Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award, presented annually since 1987 to the nation’s top college quarterback.
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Dantonio named finalist for Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year Award
Mark Dantonio is now a finalist for the 2015 Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year Award handed out by the Football Writers Association of America and the Allstate Sugar Bowl.
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How to buy your College Football Playoff tickets
Tickets for the 2015 Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic are on sale now and purchasing options and information are available from the university.
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MSU football's miraculous 2015 journey continues with the College Football Playoff
When freshman running back LJ Scott scored MSU’s game-winning touchdown during MSU’s Big Ten championship victory over Iowa Saturday night, a 6-foot-2 and 268-pound Hawkeye defensive end went on a string to jostle Scott’s extended arm, but Scott moved the ball at the perfect time to evade a devastating turnover and reach it over the goal line. Twenty-seven seconds later, the MSU players stormed the field, reaching their helmets high into the air to celebrate a 16-13 victory over Iowa. They knew what this win meant — a College Football Playoff spot — and the eventual selection on Sunday proved this true as No. 3 MSU (12-1) will be playing No. 2 Alabama (12-1) in the national semifinals — the Cotton Bowl, which the Spartans won last year over Baylor 42-41.
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MSU football coaches and players look ahead to Alabama during Sunday press conference
In the first press conference after the Spartans were officially named as the #3 seed in the second annual College Football Playoff, the focus was less on the previous night's triumph and more on the challenges to come. "We've got a great opportunity against the University of Alabama," Dantonio The Hawkeyes were awarded the #5 spot in the final College Football Playoff rankings, and they will head to Pasadena, CA to face #6 Stanford in the Rose Bowl on Jan.
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Freshman running back LJ Scott helps Spartans achieve goals
"Reach Higher." It sounds simple enough. All season long, MSU football head coach Mark Dantonio has asked his team to "Reach Higher" and go somewhere they've never been, specifically a national championship. MSU fans have watched several symbols come full circle this season.
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VIDEO: Football reporters break down MSU's Big Ten championship victory over Iowa
The MSU football team defeated the Iowa Hawkeyes in the Big Ten championship game Saturday night, 16-13 to clinch a berth in the College Football Playoff.
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MSU football headed to Cotton Bowl to take on Alabama in College Football Playoff
The No. 3 MSU football team (12-1, 7-1 Big Ten) is officially on its way to the College Football Playoff, where they will take on No. 2 Alabama (12-1, 7-1 SEC) in the the semifinal game at the Cotton Bowl in Arlington, Texas on New Year’s Eve.
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Five takeaways from MSU's victory over Iowa in the Big Ten championship
INDIANAPOLIS — Down 13-9 in the Big Ten Football championship game, No. 5 MSU went on a 22-play drive lasting more than nine minutes and scored a game-winning touchdown with 27 seconds left, to defeat No. 4 Iowa, 16-13. Here are a few takeaways from the Spartans' win, which likely sends them to the College Football Playoff.
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MSU vs. Iowa football predictions
Watch our football beat reporters preview the Big Ten Championship between No. 5-ranked MSU (11-1 overall, 7-1 Big Ten) and No. 4-ranked Iowa (12-0 overall, 8-0 Big Ten). The winner should find themselves in the College Football Playoff.
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Places to be in Indianapolis for the Big Ten championship
Numerous Spartan fans making the trek to Indianapolis for Saturday’s Big Ten championship, and the game pitting No. 4 Iowa and No. 5 Michigan state is bound to be great, with the winner being as close to a lock for the College Football Playoff as they could. As for the fans getting to Indianapolis on Friday or early Saturday, multiple events are taking place to enjoy the festivities before the game.
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MSU's playoff hopes ride on Big Ten Football Championship Game
The stars are aligning for a shortened list of teams as conference championship games are set to take place on Saturday.
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Gov. Snyder declares Friday 'Spartan Green Day'
Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder, a self-professed fan of MSU Football and a graduate of U-M, used his legislative power to declare Friday, Dec. 4 'Spartan Green Day' in honor of the No. 5 MSU football team.
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Dueling Analysis: How MSU defeats Iowa in the Big Ten championship game
Here is how MSU will get the job done and make its way to a College Football Playoff Semifinal game.
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Iowa is the last step between MSU football and the College Football Playoff
The goals for MSU football head coach Mark Dantonio and his Spartans have been clear all season long— reach higher.
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MSU football leads Big Ten with four First Team All-Big Ten offensive selections
Eight Spartans received all conference offensive recognition, four received First Team All Big Ten Honors, and two received individual awards Tuesday night during a special broadcast of the conferences all league selections and awards selections on BTN.
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Football runs in the family for MSU wide receiver Monty Madaris
Monty Madaris, redshirt-junior wide receiver and defensive back at MSU, played for the skinny bricks alongside his cousin Rodriguez. Lined up across the backyard on the roughnecks were the boys’ other cousins, Greg and Michael Means Jr. While also in the Eastside of Cincinnati, their cousin Isiah Gentry was growing up a few years behind the six-year-olds’ makeshift league. Madaris, Means Jr. and Gentry, all products of Archbishop Moeller High School in Cincinnati and all wide receivers, now play NCAA Division I football across the Midwest, with Means Jr. being a redshirt-junior at Akron and Gentry a redshirt-freshman at Minnesota.
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Five takeaways from No. 5 MSU's victory against Penn State
The No. 5 MSU football team (11-1 overall, 7-1 Big Ten) defeated Penn State (7-5 overall, 4-4 Big Ten) 55-16 Saturday evening at Spartan Stadium, solidifying a share of the Big Ten East Division Championship.
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ESPN's College GameDay to visit Big Ten Championship game between MSU and Iowa
ESPN’s College GameDay will be making another stop at game featuring MSU as it announced via twitter that it would be traveling to Indianapolis for the Big Ten Championship game between Iowa and MSU on Dec.