No. 5-ranked MSU (11-1 overall, 7-1 Big Ten) defeated Penn State (7-5 overall, 4-4 Big Ten) 55-16 Saturday night at Spartan Stadium to clinch a share of the Big Ten East Division title and a showdown against No. 4-ranked Iowa (12-0 overall, 8-0 Big Ten) in the Big Ten Championship game.
The Nittany Lions received the ball to start the game and took it from their own 35 to the MSU 31 in three plays before PSU quarterback Christian Hackenberg threw an interception to senior cornerback Arjen Colquhoun.
Senior quarterback Connor Cook's status was in question coming into the game, but he got the start and didn't miss a beat.