Be honest. You didn't think Michigan State would be here. It's ok, neither did I.
As the Spartans took the field in Columbus on November 21st, we the public found out what the coaches had known all week: Connor Cook would not be playing. At that point questions outnumbered answers.
How could two backup quarterbacks take down the defending National Champs in their own backyard? How could a defense that had been uncharacteristically gouged all season hope to contain Big Ten Offensive Player of the Year Ezekiel Elliott or J.T. Barrett, the man who embarrassed them at home just a year ago?