As it stood, Ole Miss and Michigan State both controlled their own destiny. All they had to do was win out and their regular season would end with trips in their respective conference championship games. Nothing anyone else did mattered. Additionally, if Ole Miss would have gone on to win the SEC championship, it likely would have meant that the SEC would be shut out of the College Football Playoff. A Michigan State win in the Big Ten Championship Game would have punched the Spartans' ticket to the Playoff.
How Nebraska and Arkansas Changed the 2015 College Football Season
