The No. 10 Spartans regained the lead on Connor Cook's 9-yard touchdown pass to Josiah Price with 11:41 left and upset No. 2 Ohio State 34-24 to take the Big Ten title and put Auburn back in the national title hunt.
"Coach (Mark Dantonio) said, 'You're the ones.' We're the ones, we're going to the Rose Bowl," Cook said after being selected the game's MVP.
Ohio State's winning streak, which had been the nation's longest active run, ended at 24 games as head coach Urban Meyer sustained his first loss since taking over in Columbus.
It was a game that almost defied logic.
The Spartans (12-1) led 17-0 after 21 minutes, then gave up the next 24 points before scoring the final 17.
Michigan State sealed the victory, and its probable trip to the Rose Bowl, with Jeremy Langford's late 26-yard TD run. The Spartans haven't played in Pasadena since 1988.
Langford ran 24 times for 128 yards, becoming the first player to rush for more than 100 yards against the Buckeyes (12-1) this season.
Cook finished 24-of-40 for a season-high 304 yards with three TDs and one interception.
Bowl predictions
Who CBSSports.com thinks will play in the major bowls:
BCS: Florida State vs. Auburn
Rose: Stanford vs. Michigan State
Orange: Clemson vs. Ohio State
Sugar: Alabama vs. Oklahoma
Fiesta: Baylor vs. Central Florida
