NEWS AND NOTES –
• Michigan State, which finished the 2015 season with the second-most wins in school history (12-2 record), won the Big Ten Championship for the second time in three years and reached the College Football Playoff, closed the season ranked No. 6 in the final Associated Press and USA TODAY/Amway Coaches Polls, released Tuesday, Jan. 12.
• The Spartans finished ranked among the nation’s Top 10 for the third year in a row (No.