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Looking at the numbers: Connor Cook vs. C.J. Beathard

For weeks, we have voted on Michigan State's Connor Cook and Iowa's C.J. Beathard as the Big Ten's top-two performing quarterbacks. On Saturday, they will finally square off in the Big Ten title game.

In the meantime, we decided to compare how they have fared in different high-pressure situations -- namely on third down, in the red zone and in the fourth quarter. (We already looked at B1G quarterbacks against the blitz, along with their heat maps.)

This isn't meant to determine whom the better quarterback is or who has the overall advantage.