Everyone knows that Michigan State‘s performance in the 2015 Cotton Bowl — part II, I should say — did not go quite as planned as the Spartans fell victim to Alabama‘s powerhouse mentality, 38-0.
However, the season up to that point was a success, beating Michigan, Oregon, Iowa and Ohio State — all of which were ranked in the top 15 when they played and three were top-seven teams.
That didn’t stop Ohio State linebacker Darron Lee from engaging in the ultimate trash talk on Friday night as it was revealed that the Cotton Bowl and Orange Bowl’s performances would force ESPN to give away about $20 million in free ads.