ESPN’s College GameDay is heading north for a rematch of last year’s Big Ten Championship Game.
Chris, Lee, Herbie and the crew will make camp next week in East Lansing, Michigan, to watch the Michigan State Spartans host the Ohio State Buckeyes, the show’s official Twitter account announced Sunday morning:
Michigan State beat Ohio State 34-24 in last year’s conference title game, handing OSU head coach Urban Meyer his first loss in nearly two years with the program. Before that, he had started his tenure with 24 consecutive wins.
More than ending the winning streak, though, Sparty ruined Ohio State’s chances of playing for the BCS National Championship, something it was a virtual lock to do had it finished the year 13-0. Instead, the Buckeyes had to “settle” for a trip to the Orange Bowl, where they lost a shootout to Clemson, 40-35.
“The dream was ripped away from us,” Meyer said of last year ‘s Big Ten title game , per Ben Axelrod of Bleacher Report.
“This is a motivated team.”
Michigan State, too, is motivated to beat the Buckeyes, knowing full well that the Big Ten East title will be on the line. Both teams are 7-1 overall and 4-0 in conference play and harbor dreams of making the College Football Playoff, but whoever loses this game, for all intents and purposes, will be eliminated from that discussion.
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