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The Daily Iowan

The independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

The Daily Iowan

The independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

The Daily Iowan

Iowa runs out for the second half of the Big Ten Championship against Michigan State in Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, Indiana on Saturday, Dec. 5, 2015. The Spartans defeated the Hawkeyes, 16-13. (The Daily Iowan/Alyssa Hitchcock)

Payne: Roses the best medicine

Danny Payne, [email protected] December 7, 2015

Kirk Ferentz wouldn’t use the word “consolation” when describing his team’s upcoming trip to the Rose Bowl. That word implies pity — it gives a connotation that a team doesn’t deserve what...

Iowa lineman Brant Gressel and fullback Drake Kulick hold up a W flag after the Iowa-Nebraska game at Memorial Stadium on Friday, Nov. 27, 2015. The Hawkeyes defeated the Cornhuskers, 28-20, to finish off a perfect regular season. (The Daily Iowan/ John Theulen)

Coming up roses

Jordan Hansen, [email protected] December 7, 2015

For the sixth time in school history and the first time since 1991, the No. 5 Iowa football team will play in the 102nd Rose Bowl on Jan. 1, 2016, at 4:10 on ESPN. After falling in the Big Ten Championship...

Michigan State running back LJ Scott scores a touchdown putting them in the lead with 27 seconds left in the fourth quarter during the Big Ten Championship against Michigan State in Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, Indiana on Saturday, Dec. 5, 2015. The Spartans defeated the Hawkeyes, 16-13. (The Daily Iowan/Alyssa Hitchcock)

Spartans use time, time, time

December 7, 2015

Michigan State’s fatal final drive came after slowly and patiently exhausting Iowa’s defense in the third quarter. By Charlie Green [email protected] INDIANAPOLIS — In the context of Iowa’s...

Iowa tight end George Kittle holds up the ball after scoring a touchdown during the Iowa-Nebraska game at Memorial Stadium on Friday, Nov. 27, 2015. Kittle scored the first touchdown of the game.The Hawkeyes defeated the Cornhuskers, 28-20, to finish off a perfect regular season. (The Daily Iowan/ John Theulen)

Football in a different place

December 7, 2015

The Iowa football program is in a much different place than it was a year ago. By Ryan Rodriguez [email protected] Iowa’s most recent memory from a football game is without a question one of...

Iowa to take on Stanford in Rose Bowl

Iowa to take on Stanford in Rose Bowl

December 6, 2015

  The Iowa football team is headed to the Rose Bowl. By Danny Payne [email protected] If there is any consolation to Iowa's 16-13 loss to Michigan State Dec. 5, it came Sunday. The...

Iowa head coach Kirk Ferentz gets interviewed after the Iowa-Illinois State game in Kinnick on Saturday, Sept. 5, 2015. The Hawkeyes defeated the Redbirds, 31-14. (The Daily Iowan/Margaret Kispert)

Highlights from Kirk Ferentz’s Press Conference — 12/6

December 6, 2015

  Iowa head coach Kirk Ferentz is meeting the media in a special Sunday press conference to discuss No. 5 Iowa's loss to No. 3 Michigan State in the Big Ten Championship and its impending matchup...

Hawkeyes suffer heartbreaker in Big Ten Championship

Hawkeyes suffer heartbreaker in Big Ten Championship

December 6, 2015

  A 22-play, 82-yard drive put the Spartans ahead for good and doomed Iowa's playoff hopes. By Jordan Hansen [email protected] INDIANAPOLIS — As Michigan State running back LJ Scott...

Payne: Taking second place

Payne: Taking second place

December 6, 2015

  The No. 4 Iowa football team fell to No. 5 Michigan State in the Dec. 5 Big Ten Championship, 16-13. By Danny Payne [email protected] INDIANAPOLIS — In Lucas Oil Stadium on the...

Notebook: Inches away

Notebook: Inches away

December 6, 2015

  Michigan State won the Big Ten Championship on Dec. 5, 16-13. By Ryan Rodriguez [email protected] INDIANAPOLIS — Iowa's bid for 13-0 fell a few inches short Saturday in Lucas...

Cook plays poorly but delivers in the clutch

Cook plays poorly but delivers in the clutch

December 6, 2015

  Michigan State standout quarterback Connor Cook didn’t play his best game, but he made plays when it mattered to give his team the Big Ten Title. By Charlie Green [email protected] INDIANAPOLIS...

INSTANT REACTION: Michigan State 16, Iowa 13

INSTANT REACTION: Michigan State 16, Iowa 13

December 5, 2015

  The Iowa football team lost to Michigan State in the Big Ten Championship, 16-13. By Danny Payne [email protected] INDIANAPOLIS — This game was as Big Ten as Big Ten gets, which...