Michigan State and Baylor played a memorable Cotton Bowl on Jan. 1, 2015, won by the Spartans in a crazy 42-41 comeback.
Now the two schools are linked by something far more serious -- the specter of sexual assault, violence against women and serious questions about the schools' reaction.
Baylor is in recovery mode, having made major changes but still dealing with the aftermath of a scandal that rocked the university in 2015 and '16.
Michigan State is in the early stages with the spotlight focused squarely on the school after the sentencing last week of Larry Nassar, a former MSU athletic department doctor and USA Gymnastics physician accused of abusing his patients.