Oops! Iowa senator congratulates Hawkeyes after MSU win

Iowa almost beat Michigan State tonight in the Big Ten championship game.

It came down to L.J. Scott's physical 1-yard touchdown run in the closing seconds to seal the 16-13 MSU win but, up until that point, Iowa held the 13-9 lead.

And Iowa senator Joni Ernst apparently tweeted her congratulations just a tad too early.

Ernst tweeted: "Congrats @hawkeyefootball on the big win! #big10 #B1GFCG #iowa"

She has since deleted the tweet, but here's the screen grab:

Ernst later tweeted the following:

It kind of reminds us of when Texas governor Greg Abbott prematurely congratulated the Houston Astros during their Game 4 loss against the Kansas City Royals in the American League Division Series.

The Royals went on to beat the Astros in the series en route to winning the World Series.

Hmm....

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