Upsets in East Lansing, Norman; Luck, Cardinal Dominate Huskies
Michigan State was losing, then winning, then tied, then going for a hail mary.
Caught! Wait, just short. Overtime in East Lansing.
No, hold on. Touchdown! Spartans win!
Keith Nichol caught a deflected hail mary to send Michigan State to a 37-31 win over Wisconsin, which looks to set up a likely Leaders vs Legends battle in the Big 10 Championship game.
The Spartans fell behind 14-0, but went on a 31-3 run to take a comfortable double-digit, final quarter lead. However, Russell Wilson couldn't be stopped in the fourth quarter, and he tied the game up.
Michigan State almost fumbled the ball away in field goal range, but luckily a lineman recovered, and helped set up the big play, the instant ESPN classic, in the blink of an eye.
Kirk Cousins heaved the pass into the air, and it went off the fingertips of a Wisconsin Badger, off the chest of a Spartan, and into the anxious hands of Keith Nichol.
Nichol fought with every ounce of strength in his slowly tiring body, as did two Wisconsin defenders hoping to keep Nichol out of the end zone.
The play wasn't ruled a touchdown at first, but instant replay determined that it was indeed the dagger, and that the Spartans had pulled the huge upset.
Upset was the key word that Oklahoma was trying to avoid in Norman, but it didn't work in the beginning. Alex Torres and Seth Doege stepped up, and Oklahoma failed to convert key plays.
At the half, the Red Raiders led 24-7, thanks to big throws and great catches. The Red Raiders had a 31-7 lead in the third quarter, and they led 41-24 in the fourth.
However, what Oklahoma did almost sparked a huge comeback, except Michael Hunnicut ruined those chances by clanking a field goal try off the right upright, and ending all Oklahoma's hopes.
Stanford and Washington played a different kind of game, with no upsets or no tight games. It was a game until late in the second quarter, when two touchdowns put Stanford up by 24.
Stefan Taylor, Tyler Gaffney, Anthony Wilkerson, and the rest of the team combined to rush for 446 yards, powering the Cardinal, while Andrew Luck tossed two touchdowns, extending the nation's longest winning streak to 15 games.
The score was 65-21 at the end.
Caught! Wait, just short. Overtime in East Lansing.
No, hold on. Touchdown! Spartans win!
Keith Nichol caught a deflected hail mary to send Michigan State to a 37-31 win over Wisconsin, which looks to set up a likely Leaders vs Legends battle in the Big 10 Championship game.
The Spartans fell behind 14-0, but went on a 31-3 run to take a comfortable double-digit, final quarter lead. However, Russell Wilson couldn't be stopped in the fourth quarter, and he tied the game up.
Michigan State almost fumbled the ball away in field goal range, but luckily a lineman recovered, and helped set up the big play, the instant ESPN classic, in the blink of an eye.
Kirk Cousins heaved the pass into the air, and it went off the fingertips of a Wisconsin Badger, off the chest of a Spartan, and into the anxious hands of Keith Nichol.
Nichol fought with every ounce of strength in his slowly tiring body, as did two Wisconsin defenders hoping to keep Nichol out of the end zone.
The play wasn't ruled a touchdown at first, but instant replay determined that it was indeed the dagger, and that the Spartans had pulled the huge upset.
Upset was the key word that Oklahoma was trying to avoid in Norman, but it didn't work in the beginning. Alex Torres and Seth Doege stepped up, and Oklahoma failed to convert key plays.
At the half, the Red Raiders led 24-7, thanks to big throws and great catches. The Red Raiders had a 31-7 lead in the third quarter, and they led 41-24 in the fourth.
However, what Oklahoma did almost sparked a huge comeback, except Michael Hunnicut ruined those chances by clanking a field goal try off the right upright, and ending all Oklahoma's hopes.
Stanford and Washington played a different kind of game, with no upsets or no tight games. It was a game until late in the second quarter, when two touchdowns put Stanford up by 24.
Stefan Taylor, Tyler Gaffney, Anthony Wilkerson, and the rest of the team combined to rush for 446 yards, powering the Cardinal, while Andrew Luck tossed two touchdowns, extending the nation's longest winning streak to 15 games.
The score was 65-21 at the end.
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