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Wednesday, 30 November, 2011 10:01 PM
Michigan
ends seven-year skid against Ohio State at Michigan Stadium with
40-34 win
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Jason Rzucidlo poses for a picture in front of the big block
"M" in the middle of the field.
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ANN ARBOR, Mich.
-- On the day after Black Friday, the streak was finally
over for the Michigan Wolverines, who beat the Ohio State Buckeyes
by the close score of 40-34 in Ann Arbor.
Michigan was up 16-7
until Ohio State scored 17 points in the second quarter, which ended
the first half with 24-23. However, in the second half, it was anyone's
game, with a 20-yard pass from Denard Robinson to Odoms that gave
the Wolverines back the lead by six points, which was then followed
in the final quarter with a four-yard pass to tight end Kevin Koger,
but the Buckeyes didn't go down without a fight with a 21-yard field
goal and a four-yard run from Herron.
A surprising 43-yard
field goal put Michigan ahead, as Ohio State had the chance to keep
their streak going, but a last-minute interception gave the Wolverines
victory for the first time in seven years.
Not only that, they finished
the season with double digits (10-2) for the first time since 2006
(including eight undefeated home wins), making Brady Hoke the second
coach in Wolverines history to win 10 games in his first season
since Fielding Yost's 11-0 record in 190.
With three touchdown
passes and two touchdown runs, Quarterback Robinson became the first
Michigan player, and the first Big 10 player in nine years to have
at least two touchdown runs and two touchdown passes two games straight.
This season, he and fullback Fitz Toussaint both reached over 1,000
yards in rushing, becoming the Wolverines duo since Gordon Bell
and Rob Lytle in 1975.
Michigan could still
be eligible for a bowl championship title, but the final standings
will not be revealed until December.
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U-M
Athletic Director David Brandon and Sportscaster Jim Brandstatter
inside Michigan Stadium on Aug. 24, 2011.
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BY JASON RZUCIDLO / ©AMERICAJR.com
Denard
Robinson and David Molk's spaces in the locker room at the Big House.
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