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A little more than five months ago, during the third week of July, the opening soliloquy for Oregon head coach Dan Lanning at Big Ten Football Media Days in Indianapolis lasted nearly nine minutes.

Big Ten powers collide Sunday afternoon in East Lansing, as the 12th-ranked Michigan State Spartans play host to the No. 19 ...