COLUMBUS — The entire Big Ten season has been leading to this: No. 9 Michigan State vs. No. 2 Ohio State. Just about everything that has come before will either be validated or forgotten. There have been a few bumps along the way and the biggest game on the regular-season schedule for both teams has lost some of its luster from when it looked like a potential 1-2 matchup in September. But it’s still a really big deal. The loser cedes control of the Big Ten East title. Without that, there is no Big Ten title, and without that, you might as well say goodbye to the College Football Playoff. “All the goals are right in front of us,” Michigan State coach Mark Dantonio said. The first 10 games of the season for OSU (10-0, 6-0) seemed like preliminaries. …
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