Indianapolis — When Michigan State took the ball at its own 18-yard line with 9:31 left on the clock, the idea that a historic drive was about to unfold seemed hard to fathom.
Michigan State’s offense had failed to find much of a rhythm for most of Saturday’s Big Ten Championship game against No. 4 Iowa, and with quarterback Connor Cook ailing with a bad right shoulder, the idea the Spartans could muster the firepower needed to rally for a victory seemed like a long shot.
So instead of putting the game on the arm of Cook, as No.