Inside College Football: Michigan Wolverines

Inside College Football: Michigan Wolverines — page 5
BIG WINNERS With an all time record of 962-345-36 through 2019 Michigan had more wins than any other college football team according to the National Collegiate Athletic Association NCAA But Michigan fought back The Wolverines scored two quick touchdowns early in the fourth quarter Then junior quarterback Denard Robinson fired a 21 yard touchdown pass to junior wide receiver Vincent Smith That gave Michigan its first lead of the night 28-24 with 1:12 to go But the game was far from over Notre Dame retook the lead 31-28 on a 29 yard touchdown pass from Tommy Rees to Theo Riddick Only 30 seconds remained It seemed only a miracle could save the day for the Wolverines Or a defensive blunder by the Irish And that is just what happened Michigan sophomore wide receiver Jeremy Gallon was left uncovered by the Irish defenders Robinson saw him wide open Taking advantage he fired a pass to his receiver Gallon completed a 64 yard play before he stepped out of bounds Now the ball was on the Notre Dame 16 yard line with eight seconds left in the game Michigan coach Brady Hoke had a choice He could attempt a field goal that would send the game into overtime or he could go for a touchdown to win the game What would the Wolverines do Hoke went for the win Roy Roundtree ran a pattern to the right side of the end zone The team's leading receiver in 2010 Roundtree 8