Connor Cook celebrated a major accomplishment Saturday night with what some saw as a blatant sign of disrespect. But the Michigan State quarterback insists he didn’t mean it that way.
Cook’s Spartans had just defeated Iowa 16-13 in the Big Ten Championship Game to punch their ticket to the College Football Playoff. In the festivities that followed, Cook was called to the podium to accept the game’s MVP trophy from two-time Heisman Trophy winner Archie Griffin.
Here’s how that went.
At first glance, that’s a pretty bad look. How could Cook not give the time of day to one of the best college football players of all time? Is it because Griffin went to Ohio State?
Shortly after the game, however, Cook apologized on Twitter and set the record straight.
We’re on Cook’s side here, as we can imagine his head was spinning in the aftermath of the game’s dramatic finish.
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