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Michigan State played Iowa just once this season, but the Hawkeyes have now beaten Sparty twice.
On Oct. 30, Iowa walloped Michigan State at Nile Kinnick Stadium, 37-7, knocking Mark Dantonio's 8-0 squad from the ranks of the unbeaten.
Last Saturday, the Hawkeyes may have done Sparty even more harm. Leading Ohio State 17-13 in the closing minutes, the Iowa defense gave up a 14-yard run to Terrelle Pryor on fourth-and-10 (a play, by the way, that somehow could not find its way into SportsCenter's 90-second highlight of the game). The Buckeyes later scored the game-winning touchdown, avoiding a second loss.
Iowa, by failing to stop Pryor on that play ("I was going to run the whole time," said the junior quarterback), likely cost the Spartans a BCS bowl berth. Ohio State remained even with Sparty and Wisconsin at 10-1. Had Ohio State lost, Michigan State would have won the Big Ten, assuming it wins in State College this weekend, which is no gimme.
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Source: http://ncaafootball.fanhouse.com/2010/11/23/blanket-coverage-iowa-beats-michigan-state-twice/
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