Cook appeared to brush off two-time Heisman Trophy winner Archie Griffin while accepting the Big Ten Championship MVP trophy. Not exactly how you should treat a college football legend.

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After receiving a lot of instant criticism on social media, the Spartans quarterback responded with a couple of tweets to explain that he simply got caught up in the moment.

Ohio State fans really needed another reason to dislike Michigan State.

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