"The Big Ten media panel named Michigan State head coach John L. Smith Big Ten Coach of the Year. Smith helped lead the Spartans to the fourth-biggest turnaround in the nation in 2003 and he is just the second first-year coach to take Michigan State to a bowl game. "
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Where is Tom Osborne when you need him?
Here is another reason to watch it:
"Three Purdue players have been ruled academically ineligible for the Capital One Bowl, including starting cornerback Jacques Reeves. Reeves is fourth on the team with 64 tackles and also has two interceptions. The other two players the school ruled ineligible -- defensive tackle Dontrey Flemings and offensive lineman Nick Pilipauskis -- have played sparingly this season.
Purdue (9-3) plays Georgia (10-3) on Jan. 1 in Orlando, Fla. "