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Dec. 6, 2015

No. 5 Spartans top No. 4 Iowa late to claim Big 10 Title, 16-13

L.J. Scott kept lunging forward, stretching the ball over the goal line for a touchdown with 27 seconds and No. 5 Michigan State all but locked up a spot in the College Football Playoff, edging No. 4 Iowa 16-13 Dec. 5 in the Big Ten championship game. Connor Cook led the Spartans (12-1) on a 22-play drive that set up Scott's 1-yard run. A half-dozen Iowa defenders tried to stop Scott, but he wouldn't be denied. Read more at msuspartans.com.