With no shot at getting into college football's final four, Michigan State got a nice consolation prize.
On Sunday afternoon, MSU learned it would play in a highly coveted New Year's Six bowl. The Spartans earned a 10 ranking and will play the No. 12 Pittsburgh Panthers in the Chick-Fil-A Peach Bowl in Atlanta, Georgia on Dec. 30 at 7 p.m.
This is Michigan State's first trip to a New Year’s Six bowl game since 2015, when they lost to Alabama in the Cotton Bowl in the semifinals of the College Football Playoff.
MSU is 1 and 1 all time in New Year’s Six bowl. In 2014, they also played in the Cotton Bowl, winning as an eight seed over No. 5 Baylor.
The Spartans went 10 and 2 this year with a 7 and 2 conference record.
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