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Overlooked Detroit product CB King thriving at Iowa

EAST LANSING – Michigan State football and stories like this always seem to find each other — a high school prospect is overlooked, isn’t offered a scholarship by the high-profile schools in his area, shows up on campus with little fanfare, and develops into a great player.

The twist here is the player is Iowa junior cornerback Desmond King. He’ll be the most decorated defensive player on the field Saturday night — Big Ten defensive back of the year, a finalist for the Thorpe Award (nation’s top defensive back) and for the Walter Camp Award (nation’s top player) — when No.