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Big Ten Football Fans to Tour Hermosa Bars
Michigan State and Wisconsin face off in conference title game. Big Ten alumni to celebrate with a pub crawl in downtown Hermosa Beach.
There will be Badgers, Spartans and even some Wolverines and Buckeyes in the mix as a Big Ten bar crawl kicks off in downtown Hermosa Beach on Saturday to celebrate the Big Ten championship game as well as the overall football season.
The bar-hopping event is expected to draw crowds of "those who attended a Big Ten school, grew up in the Midwest, or are just looking for a reason to celebrate with good people," according to the event website.
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Michigan State and Wisconsin will square off not only for the championship trophy, but also a spot in the Rose Bowl.
On Oct. 22, the Spartans defeated Wisconsin 37-31. Now the teams meet again at 5 p.m. (8 p.m. Eastern) in Indianapolis with the game airing on Fox.
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Leading up to the game, check-in for the Big Ten pub crawl is set for 12 noon at . The crawl kicks off at 1 p.m.
The annual event will include stops at various Hermosa hot spots, such as , and before ending at to watch the title game.
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