▁yards ▁with ▁ 1 , 0 8 4 ▁this ▁season . ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁He is man ▁Tro phy ▁winner ▁Mark ▁In gram ▁had ▁been ▁held ▁to ▁less ▁than ▁ 1 0 0 ▁yards ▁r ushing ▁for ▁eight ▁straight ▁games . ▁Alabama ' s ▁strength ▁had ▁been ▁in ▁their ▁defense ▁which ▁led ▁the ▁SE C ▁giving ▁up ▁ 1 4 . 1 ▁points ▁and ▁ 2 9 6 . 0 ▁yards ▁per ▁game ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁forcing ▁ 2 1 ▁inter ception s . ▁Alabama ▁made ▁its ▁second ▁appearance ▁in ▁the ▁Bowl ▁Game . ▁They ▁defeated ▁Ohio ▁State ▁ 2 4 – 1 7 ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 5 ▁game ▁when ▁it ▁was ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁Comp USA ▁Florida ▁Cit rus ▁Bowl . ▁ ▁Michigan ▁State ▁ ▁Michigan ▁State ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁surpr ises ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁season ▁and ▁narrow ly ▁missed ▁out ▁on ▁a ▁B CS ▁Bowl ▁ber th . ▁The ▁ 1 1 – 1 ▁Spart ans ▁won ▁a ▁share ▁of ▁the ▁Big ▁Ten ▁Championship ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁in ▁ 2 0 ▁years . ▁Although ▁they ▁finished ▁ 9 th ▁in ▁the ▁final ▁B CS ▁stand ings ▁they ▁would ▁not ▁be ▁allowed ▁to ▁be ▁selected ▁to ▁a ▁B CS ▁Bowl ▁due ▁to ▁a ▁rule ▁that ▁three ▁teams ▁from ▁the ▁same ▁conference ▁cannot ▁all ▁appear ▁in ▁B CS ▁Bowl ▁games . ▁State ▁was ▁led ▁by ▁tail back ▁Ed win ▁Baker , ▁who ▁ranked ▁third ▁in ▁the ▁Big ▁Ten ▁with ▁ 1 ,