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Michigan State Football: 5 bold predictions vs. Iowa in Week 5

By Connor Muldowney

INDIANAPOLIS, IN - DECEMBER 05: LJ Scott #3 of the Michigan State Spartans reaches into the end zone against the Iowa Hawkeyes in the Big Ten Championship at Lucas Oil Stadium on December 5, 2015 in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Photo by Joe Robbins/Getty Images)
INDIANAPOLIS, IN - DECEMBER 05: LJ Scott #3 of the Michigan State Spartans reaches into the end zone against the Iowa Hawkeyes in the Big Ten Championship at Lucas Oil Stadium on December 5, 2015 in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Photo by Joe Robbins/Getty Images) /
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INDIANAPOLIS, IN – DECEMBER 05: LJ Scott #3 of the Michigan State Spartans reaches into the end zone against the Iowa Hawkeyes in the Big Ten Championship at Lucas Oil Stadium on December 5, 2015 in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Photo by Joe Robbins/Getty Images)
INDIANAPOLIS, IN – DECEMBER 05: LJ Scott #3 of the Michigan State Spartans reaches into the end zone against the Iowa Hawkeyes in the Big Ten Championship at Lucas Oil Stadium on December 5, 2015 in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Photo by Joe Robbins/Getty Images) /

1. LJ Scott rushes for over 100 yards, scores winning TD

Remember the last time LJ Scott faced off against Iowa? The then-freshman running back accounted for 73 yards rushing on 22 carries, scoring the game-winning touchdown in the Big Ten title game with under a minute left. He reached out over about four Iowa defenders to score. Hawkeye fans didn’t forget about it.

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On Saturday at Spartan Stadium, Scott will give Hawkeye fans a horrible flashback to that game and “the reach.” He’s going to have a big day against an Iowa run defense that ranks 69th in the country, despite having Josey Jewell (potentially the Big Ten’s best linebacker) leading the way.

Scott is going to go off for his best performance of the season. To this point, he’s been relatively held in check and hasn’t broken the 100-yard mark. That will change on Saturday as he reaches the 100-yard plateau, and then some. He will break 100 by the end of the third quarter and finish the game with about 125.

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The biggest run of the afternoon from the junior running back will come late in the fourth quarter with Michigan State down 17-14. He will rush to his left, find a crease and scamper 11 yards into the end zone for the go-ahead, and game-winning, score. Flashbacks to 2015?

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