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.
Playoffs validate the senior class
The Spartans football team has been very successful over the last season, but what separates this senior class from others is the chance to do more. MSU has put themselves in a position to win their first national title since 1966.