10 Most Important Plays of the Past Two Seasons
As B1G Media Days and Fall Camp quickly approach, I wanted to look back at some of the most important plays of the past 2 seasons that led to our 25-3 record and 2 B1G Championships. These are what I came up with as the Top 10 Most Important Plays. The focus on plays that had they gone another way, our seasons may have looked very different. We have talked a lot about the "best plays" of the past two years (Haskins Hurdle vs OSU, O-JA-BO, Edwards to Wilson Pass, Corum's Houdini vs IU), but I wanted to focus on the defining plays that have given us the best two seasons back-to-back of the past several Decades.
#1. Erick All’s 47 yard TD catch and run from Cade McNamera vs Penn St (2021)
Trailing 17-14 on 2nd and 10, All drags across the middle, catches and turns it up on the sideline. “Will they catch him? NO!.” This preserved our chance to take on OSU for the B1G title. Winning in a tough place like Happy Valley where the previous quarter everything started to unravel really showed that this team really could be the one that could get over the hump. * Maybe I’m partial because this occurred on a very difficult day for me. It was on my birthday just right after my mother’s sudden passing, and throughout the difficultness that I experienced that day, seeing All race down the sidelines was brief break from all that was going on.
#2. Jake Moody’s 35-yard Game Winning Field Goal vs Illinois (2022)
Without this kick, Michigan surrenders their first loss of the season and goes into Columbus coming off a loss. While all the goals were still for the taking whether this field goal goes through our not, it was a very necessary kick to show that we could gut out a tough victory where just about everything went wrong. Moody’s value to this team over the past 2 seasons can’t be understated.
#3. Brad Hawkins strip of Taylor Martinez and fumble recovery vs Nebraska (2021)
In a game where we thoroughly dominated for a half, things suddenly looked very much in doubt vs Nebraska. Martinez just ran for a first down near their own 40 yard line with 153 left and tried to churn out some extra yards. Hawkins comes in and forces an improbable turnover that eventually leads to Moody kicking the game-winner. This put the team at 6-0 and showed their ability to will one out on the road. As McNamera said after the game “This team is different” and he was correct.
#4. Josh Ross’ 3rd & 2 stuff of Trey’Veon Henderson on the first drive of the 2nd half vs OSU (2021)
While we all were excited to be up on OSU at half, I know I was still worried greatly that OSU was getting the ball at half and would re-take the lead. With the score 14-13 and a 3rd & 2 from OSU’s 32, Ryan Day thought that he could pick up a 1st down by going under center and handing it to his stud freshman back. Thanks to a great double picked up by Mazi, Ross shoots the A gap and stuffs Henderson. After OSU punted the ball here, Michigan never went through a drive in the 2nd half that didn’t end with a Hassan Haskins touchdown. This TD gave us that 8 point cushion, and OSU never had the ball again with the chance to take the lead.
#5. Mike Sainristil’s 3rd Down PBU on Cade Stover vs OSU (2022)
Not much needs to be said about this play as it is still freshly cemented in our minds. Mikey makes an incredible recovery to get within reach of Stover. Stroud although under pressure from Kris Jenkins makes an incredible throw off his back foot and places it right where his big TE can haul in a TD to possibly bring OSU within 3 with a 2-pt conversion. The converted slot WR though is able to knock the ball out on a guy who has 7 inches and 50+ pounds on him. Proving once again who is the tougher program.
#6. Isaiah Gash’s 4th down reception from JJ vs Illinois (2022)
Not as flashy of a play as the previous ones, but just as important (I could argue this one as far as single impact plays could be higher). With Corum getting knocked out and Edwards not dressed, the running back position suddenly looked very shaky. JJ was off all game with his throws as well. On 4thdown, the walk-on RB Gash motions in from the hash and catches an out for a 1st down to give us a chance. Loveland runs a (possibly illegal) blocking route that frees Gash up just enough to past the sticks and keep the undefeated season alive.
#7. Cornelius Johnson’s 69-yard catch and run for a TD vs OSU (2022)
While any of the 5 big TD plays in this game could make a case for this spot, I think this one was the most important. Halfway through the 2nd quarter and trailing 10-3 and staring down a 3rd & 9, JJ gets a ton of pressure and off his back foot throws a hitch to Johnson short of the sticks. CJ makes one spin move to break a tackle and we see the first crack in Jim Knowles’ Cover Zero gameplan that would later be continually exploited. In a first half where the offense couldn’t get much going, this made the game a tie. A punt there gives OSU a chance to extend the lead to two scores and perhaps go more cover-2 as they no longer are in as much worry about the run.
#8. AJ Henning’s opening drive TD on the Statue of Liberty vs OSU (2021)
That drive set the tone. Haskins and the OL came out hungry and marched us down the field. Gattis dials up a perfect play call by motioning out Edwards who torched Maryland the week prior through the air, and has Cade fake the throw to him, and leaves the ball for a motioning Henning from the slot and AJ follows a convoy into the end zone. The feel in the stadium was different. The intensity from the team was different. They were not afraid of OSU; this was the year Ohio State would be vanquished.
#9. Hassan Haskins 50 yard run and hurdle vs Nebraska (2021)
Trailing by 3 in Lincoln, Haskins takes an inside hand off from our own 23 and takes it 50 yards; hurdling a Cornhusker near midfield and gaining an additional 25 yards after the hurdle. This led to the tying field goal and setting up for Hawkins to make one of the plays of the season. This for me at least, was a WOW moment. Not just the hurdle, but also the fact that in a tight situation on the road (where Harbaugh’s teams have struggled) that something this spectacular could happen for a Michigan team.
#10. Donovan Edwards’ 75-yard TD vs OSU (2022)
As Jim Knowles prepared for the biggest drive of his coaching career, Michigan lined up and ran an inside zone play vs a 3-3-5 Cover Zero look. The nose slants away, and Olu and Zinter seal the LBs. All that is left is for Edwards to outrun and avoid a safety’s diving attempt and there would be 6 more points put on the board; effectively ending the game. As Edwards steps off the tackle attempt he puts one finger in the air; knowing that the Champions of the B1G will remain in Ann Arbor.
Honorable Mention: David Ojabo’s forced fumble and Junior Colson’s recovery vs Rutgers (2021)
Do you remember much of this game? I don’t blame you if you don’t. It was a stupid game and a stupid second half where Rutgers did a bunch of dumb college stuff and our offense went into a shell in the second half. Rutgers had the ball with 1:30left at their own 30. With a score, Schiano undoubtedly goes for 2 and the win. We see Ojabo use his soon to be patented spin move to get inside the tackle and hit Noah Verdel; forcing a fumble that the young freshman Junior Colson recovers and seals the victory. This was early in the 2 year run, but a play from a couple of guys who were not yet well-known who would turn out to be major factors in the next year; and in Colson’s case the next 2 and beyond.
It has been an incredible 2-year run, and there still is more to add this season. I look forward to adding more plays next offseason as we look back at the greatest 3 year run in modern Michigan Football history.
What would your most important plays of the past two seasons be?
Not going to argue the rankings but I think this is a really good list of plays you put together.
Damn fine list. No notes!
I'd argue that:
1. Sainristil's play is higher, because it was, on pivotal game timing, incredible technique, opponent demoralization, etc., the Defensive play of the year for 2022, in the biggest game of the year.
2. Johnson's second reception TD of 75 yds was a bigger play, because it put us in the lead for the first time and showed OSU that the first one was no missed-tackle fluke. I know I had a lot more confidence in our staying in that game after the 2nd one, and I suspect the team did too. As well as causing OSU to start saying WTF, I thought we were unbeatable?
3. Edward's huge, bowling ball run for a 20yd TD against Purdue. That play took charge of the game.
4. Can't have any one Moody kick on there. He's clutch at all times in all places. A machine. So a medium FG by him is failing on the spectacular dimension needed to be a play of the year. If he'd have hit the 57 yarder against OSU to put us up 14, then sure.
5. Corum's 55-yd run off the bench to start the first half of The Game in 2021, was the point we took command and said, hey you soft bejeweled bitches, you can't even stop our 2nd string RB. Get used to seeing our behinds.
6. Corum's juke of Jack Campbell, IMO, was his best run of the year, which showed everything he's got in one burst,1 on 1 against a first round LB, and put the game away at Kinnick. Which, history tells me, is kind of a big deal.
7. Edwards 2021 long TD catch against Maryland. Just a great showcase of his talent, on a night when it was on full display. They dispatched a decent Maryland team on the road in a trap game.
8. Corum's 67-yard TD against Iowa for go up 7-0 and essentially put the game away (because Iowa). Spectacular run in and of itself, edges onto the list because of JJ catching him to block.
I agree on Edwards 75 yd run, All's TD, Haskin's 50 yarder against Nebraska.
All yours are positive, I would add the following on the other side
1. Officials incorrectly overturning Aiden Hutchinson's TD after Ojabu's strip sack against MSU 2021
2. Officials incorrectly overturning Roman Wilson's TD in last year's Fiesta Bowl
3. Kalel Mullins lost fumble at the goal line after the officials incorrectly overturned Roman Wilson's TD in last year's Fiesta Bowl
Anyone see a pattern in our handful of recent losses?
that's why I'll never consider #1 a loss. Michigan, IMO, has not lost a regular season game since 2020.
There's no doubt the refs blew the Hutchinson call, but I've always thought the significance of the call on the outcome of the game is slightly overblown. Fact is, we still forced a punt, drove down the field, and kicked a field goal (after three time outs by the Spartans trying to ice Moody, none of which worked) to essentially end the first half.
Compared to what could have happened had the call been upheld. We get the TD, but then kick off to the Spartans, who have well over a minute to drive for a field goal of their own, or even a TD. Would they have scored? We can all say probably not, but God knows we didn't do a great job of shutting them down in the game -- particularly in the second half -- and I hardly would have bet money on them not getting at least a field goal.
So we got three points instead of seven, and the Spartans got none instead of a reasonable chance at a score. Yes, obviously it hurts us, but ... not in a devastating way.
Just to be clear, again, the refs totally blew the call, in a frankly unconscionable way (i.e., they didn't just get the call wrong, they actively reversed a call without clear evidence, which is 100% not what they're supposed to do). Still, as painful as it was, I'm not sure it had a huge influence on the outcome of the game. We had many many many more chances to win after that. There's no way that Spartan team should have been able to beat us, a terrible call on one first-half play notwithstanding.
I vibe with this. Generally, refs will miss things. You can always whine about it, but close games mean they have a bigger effect on the outcome. There's no way to predict what the next circumstance is. Illinois fans are complaining about the refs from half of their losses. But at the same time, why is Illinois in dogfights with Purdue and Indiana if they're such a solid team? Instead of blaming the refs, maybe blame the fact that you couldn't get a first down in the 4th quarter in the big house.
Michigan lost close games to TCU and MSU - both of them undoubtedly top ten teams. Refs played a role. So did defensive breakdowns, offensive mistakes, and a ton of other plays in the game. 2016 OSU felt like a true ref-job - the lack of DPI when we had a chance to ice the game, the called DPI on an identical situation that let OSU tie the game, and of course the spot - but even that game saw a pick 6, a 3rd and long become a 4th and 1, and right after the conversion, a TD.
Refs can always be blamed, but our team was capable of winning all 3 of those games comfortably. We didn't. We followed up 2016 OSU with a spirited Orange Bowl. We followed up 2021 MSU with a Big Ten title. And hopefully, we follow up 2022 TCU with a season to outshine them all.
It's not about refs blowing calls during a live game. That's going to happen. In these particular cases, the review officials OVERTURNED calls that were right in the first place. Particularly in the Roman Wilson case. We have visual evidence that he didn't control the ball until he was in the end zone. The MSU strip sack is a little less clear.....but they certainly couldn't overturn it based on what they saw.
In the MSU game, that would have put them down by 23 (I think). Certainly, they could have come back....but it's less likely.
I doubt they would have scored. At that point in the game our DL was having its way with their pass protection and Thorne was taking a beating. They seemed content to just get to halftime and make adjustments.
I see two patterns in the losses: bad officiating and bad interceptions (of which, two or three would be on a list including the negatives).
But in happier thoughts, some other positives:
The OSU failure on fourth and one just prior to the Johnson TD. Not sure there were two bigger plays back to back over the last two years.
The Edward's TD pass certainly broke open the game for UM's first conference title in a long, long time.
Here's another, in keeping with your pattern:
Okie's strip sack of Stroud at the end of The Game in 2022 that was waived off for stopped forward progress. Upshaw was right there with nothing but green between him and the end zone. Would it have impacted the game? Nope. is 52 better than 45? Absolutely. Did the refs screw up again? You know the answer.
I was rewatching the game highlights recently and that is the most mind-bogglingly bad call I've seen in recent memory. They said his forward progress was stopped so it wasn't reviewable?
W T F.
That's a strip sack and it's a good thing it didn't matter in the game's outcome because that would've been a legendary screwjob if it happened when the game was in question. Horrendous call.
Even in victories, the refs still screw up.
That game at Lincoln in 2021, remember that on Cade's interception, a Nebraska defender was clearly in the neutral zone at the snap. That's a flag. Michigan ball. But Nebraska gets the ball and throws a TD. And the Huskers first TD was out of an illegal formation. Harbaugh was screaming immediately about it after it happened. That's 14 of Nebraska's 26 points because of the officials mistakes.
Replay has not cured the officials incompetence.
I think that Edwards double pass really capped the Big Ten Championship so deserves be up there. Yes I understand it wasn't as crucial of a play in terms of do-or-die, win-or-lose, but for me it was the final coronation of the first conference title in two decades. Compared to the Illinois game which was tight and competetive, but if they lose that game they still win any tiebreakers (throwing aside emotional blah blah of not being able to beat OSU after a loss like that)
I would say Haskins runs it in while OSU lets him score/has clearly given up all hope. The look of defeat on those Buckeye defenders said game over before the clock hit 0:00. I would still argue #4 should be #1, I believe that was the play that let everyone know we had a chance to do this thing after a decade of it seeming like beating OSU was as impossible as landing a man on pluto
I would add the Donovan Edwards 75 yard touchdown pass to Roman Wilson in the B1G title game against Iowa. The offensive play before this, Corum ran for a 67-yard touchdown (the play where JJ passed him to throw a downfield block). The perfect execution of the halfback pass completely changed the momentum of the game, and was also the game winning score!
Technically Corum's TD was the game winner since Iowa only scored 3. But yeah, I was at that game, and once we got up 2 possessions, it felt completely insurmountable for Iowa's trash offense.
We were up 7-0 and had the ball, so I'm not sure that it changed the momentum of the game.
Definitely a cool play though.
Good list. I would add Aidan's entire 21 season. He raised the bar with his play and draft position. Generational player IMO.
I will remember for a long time Brian's statement opening the podcast after The Game in '21. I'm paraphrasing from memory but it was something like "I said the only way Michigan wins this game is if Aiden wins the Heisman...and I was basically right!"
Great list. Would probably replace Henning's TD run with Haskins' hurdle against Ohio State. I definitely see your logic of how that opening drive set the tone, but as individual plays, I think Haskins' run was more consequential.
Redundant comment deleted. Sorry.
the 2019 game Michigan marched the field the same way they did in 2021. They even scored on similar sweeps if I remember correctly. Then they missed the extra point and it all started to crumble down from there.
Thats why in 2021 I did not yell or get excited when they scored on the opening drive because for several years Michigan played well and had leads in games against osucks where they ended up falling apart or the moment was too big for them.
I'm glad they have gotten over that hump the past 2 years.
25-2-1. One of the “losses” was fixed and a complete screw job.
Great list.
I was expecting to see one of Hutch's sacks or the late interception by Shaw both on Stroud.
Another great play was OSUs missed CFP field goal to seal their lose as the large ball was dropping in New York.
Games and seasons can turn on a play. What a great list.
We have had our fair share of “players make plays” the past two seasons which is a sign of a good team.
Upshaw’s interception vs OSU was pretty big.
We have also had our fair share of official screw jobs which is a sign of Michigan Football.
The plays vs. PSU and Nebraska (and maybe Rutgers) in 2021 show just how razor thin the margin was for us that year. In both games we squandered early leads and found ourselves trailing late; we needed the PSU play to retake the lead for good, and the Neb play to hang on. Given that we also pissed away the big lead against MSU, had we lost either of those OSU would have walked into The Game with the East already wrapped up. Now maybe we still would have beaten them, and a Rose or Peach Bowl season with a win over OSU (finally) would still have been a success, but at best we would have missed out on our first BTCG (and first B1G title in nearly 20 years), and at worst we enter The Game deflated like we did the bowl games after the 2006/2016/2018 seasons where we had our title hopes dashed by OSU and, without that motivation, don't get the win over them either.
By the same token though, I'm not sure how important the Illinois plays truly were. Yes, the win was nice to preserve our undefeated season, but all of our goals (BTCG and CFP) still hinged on The Game, and the coaches definitely seemed to be coaching like they were prepared to lose to Illinois to give us the best shot against OSU (such as by holding out players, like Edwards, who could have played if necessary). Kind of feel like we should replace one, or maybe both, with an additional play or two from either one of the OSU games (we needed some big receiving TDs to keep us in last year's Game before OSU stopped scoring) or maybe the 2021 BTCG (the long Corum run, and Edwards HB throw on the next play, opened the floodgates on what had been a tight game for most of the first half).
Yeah, the Illinois plays didn’t really matter in the grand scheme of things. It would’ve been like losing the 2021 MSU game. Sucked but made no difference a the end of the season. So definitely can’t be ranked #2.
I’d go with CJ’s first TD against OSU last year at #2. It turned the momentum at a really important time in the game. Our offense was stalling out over and over again and if we had to punt the ball again after that 3rd down, we were starting to play with fire by giving OSU’s offense so many chances. Related to that, a play that doesn’t get brought up enough from that game is Jaylen Harrell, an EDGE, not biting on the 4th & 2 playaction and being able to keep up with Stover enough in order to put some contact on Stover to make sure he doesn’t make the catch. If Harrell bites on the playaction or is too slow to react, it’s a walk in TD for OSU and they’re up 17-3.
I’d replace the Illinois plays with a play each from 2021 Rutgers & 2022 Maryland. Losing your first conference game of the year at home the week before you’ve got pivotal road trips where you’ve historically struggled (Wisconsin/Camp Randall & Iowa/Kinnick) would be an awful start to the year and potentially derailing. For 2021 Rutgers I’d go with the strip & recovery to seal the game and for 2022 Maryland the Blake Corum TD at the end of the 1st half on 4th down to head into the half up 17-13 instead of trailing 10-13.
Something to bear in mind when we watch next year - these games often look a LOT less close in retrospect. We went 13-0 in 2022, but we also needed to be one of the best (if not the best) second-half scoring differentials in the country to get there. We were losing to OSU and Rutgers at halftime, and it was very tight with both Maryland and PSU at the halves. We ended up winning all those games comfortably, but it's worth remembering that our competition isn't incompetent, and these are close affairs.
I'd say what I call the Blake Corum muscle hamster run vs. Wisconsin in 2021. It was early in the game, score tied at 0, early in the season, and Michigan's offense was pinned in our own EZ facing third and long. Cade was pressured in the EZ, and had to dump it off to Corum, who had no chance to making the line to gain without contact. He was met by a Wisconsin LB short of the line, and I thought "that is the end of this drive, oh well." Blake had other ideas and hammered the LB back across the yellow line for a huge first down to get us out of our own EZ.
The drive still ended in a punt, but it really felt to me at that time like the offense showed a sign of life that had been missing through much of the 2016-2020 seasons.
Here's the play I'm talking about. https://youtu.be/026Z1I5Qaqc?t=112
I really wanted to find a play from the Wisconsin game because that was our first true test of that season. I thought of the flea flicker, JJ 4th and goal sneak, and the muscle hamster run. There really were quite a bit of big plays in that game.
I watched that game on TV with my brother, and we definitely came away truly believing in that team for the first time since (for me) 2018. That was also the Jump Around game. Just overall, you got the sense for the first time that THAT year might finally be different.
Huh, something I just noticed from that game was the 4th and goal in the 3rd quarter. It's 13-10, and JJ was out there for a QB sneak. The line was stuffed, but Sainristil of all people and Haskins pushed him in.
how about that 4th down in the early 2nd half of the osu game last year. 4th and inches. we dont make it and osu walks in and scores, things look mighty different in that half.
I was watching the Illinois game that shall not be remembered. That third OT TD throw. Oof! Lucky bounce.
I feel like the Nebraska game in 2021 was pretty wild and very important, maybe it was the strip sack to end it, or one of Haskins's runs, but that was a rare shootout (for 2021) which it felt very crucial to win both for Harbaugh and for the team's confidence after stomping Wisky and going on the road for the 2nd week in a row against maybe one of the best 3-9 (lol) CFB teams ever.
Maybe I'm a fool, but that felt like a great boxing match including a very feisty Adrian Martinez, and we ulitmately won by going for the KO, not because he beat himself. It felt like a great win.
Completely agree with the #1 play being the Eric All catch. That play inflated life into the Michigan program.
Great list Q!
The first play that came to mind for me was your #4, the Josh Ross stuff.
After years of OSU frustration, that play really lifted me and gave me reason to believe.
There was so much joy in winning that game!
That was a great play to begin the third quarter. I didn't expect OSU to go away from runs so soon.
Johnson's catch and run was the biggest play in last year's Game. His next catch for a 75 yard TD to take the lead was the second biggest. Completely changed the complexion of a game that OSU had dominated through the first 20 minutes.
TL;DR - From a vibes perspective, I'd add the Sainristil flea flicker catch in 2021's Game, the back-to-back 60+ yard TDs by Edwards and Corum against PSU, and the Colston Loveland TD in the Shoe in '22. Those are the plays where my expectation for the season/program shifted up.
You hit the nail on the head - the game winning plays from our close wins and the game breaking plays from The Game the last two years. When I think of how my on the state of the program evolved tho - even though it was early, the way we broke open the game against Wisconsin is when I realized, "hey....we might be pretty good." Honestly tho, it wasn't until that Erick All catch and run that I thought of 2021 as any different from, say 2018/16/15. But while that game convinced me that 2021 was special, I had no idea how special it was until, "Blake Corum! Blazing Speed!" but honestly I didn't really believe it was going to happen until the next touchdown. So maybe the flea flicker that got it to Sainristil is the answer for when I really believed that we were the best team in the Big Ten.
in 2022, it's gotta be a similar story, right? We went into the season differently, with higher expectations. Passed our Kinnick test, but had bumpy first halves against Maryland and IU, and weirdly were even with PSU at the half. But after the back-to-back 60+ yard runs against Penn State, I think my expectations bumped up again - that this team was way better than 2021. After that point we looked good but, to paraphrase Harbaugh, were "leaving meat on the bone." And then Corum went down and we squeaked by Illinois.
But The Game was different in 2022. The first half felt lucky to me (at the time). It wasn't until Colston Loveland broke wide open for what turned out to be the game winner that I realized OSU couldn't stop us consistently. Then Sainristil really felt like he ended it, and Edwards made it over in all but time.
Sorry about your Mom.
Really related to this post & overall, agree with your list.
I'd add a couple 'honorable mentions' from 2022 Michigan vs Staee game.
Any of which "could" be thrown into the list.
#1 - 7:04 in the Q1 -- 4th and 1 and Tuck is goin' for it. UM Defense holds (Refs review) .
This was after CJ fumble after a catch at the 40 so, this was a BIG stop (and call).
#2 - 12:02 in the Q2 -- Michigan is down and staee making a game of it / CORUM TD on shovel pass sweep. Huge TD.
#3 - 7:35 in the Q2 -- Michigan 10 vs staee 7 // it's 4th and 1 from the 4 yard line. Staee going for it again. - STUFFED. Michigan ball on downs. HUGE stop.
#4 - 13:30 in Q4 -- Michigan up on field goals, 22-7 but staee hanging around (kinda). Trouble with the snap and Michigan TD a few plays later by Corum.
Will Breaker and only the Tunnel awaited.
We HAD to beat sparty nooooo after 2021 - lots of "key" plays in this game.
GO BLUE.
Junior Colson fumble recovery vs Rutgers 2021
Great list here. I am prepping for my initial dissertation defense tomorrow, and after reading this, I'm ready to run through a wall!
Good luck and Congratulations.
You just got to pump it up. Don’t you know?
Great OP.
I would personally add the Kallel Mullings jump pass.
I am not sure about #3 Nebraska. I know that the emotions of the moment were that Nebraska seemed unstoppable on offense, but the reality was that Nebraska scores were dependent on trick play (congrats to them), lucky/fluke plays, broken plays on defense, and illegal procedure plays. It was unlikely that they were going to score on that drive if they didn't fumble.
#1 is Mikey's PBU on Stover. The fact that he returned should really give us all a lot a confidence. legend
#2 the Josh Ross tackle against OSU
#3 The CJ TDs against OSU
#4 The Edward's TDS against OSU
#5 Haskins OSU highlight reel from OSU
Honorable Mention
Loveland TD against OSU and The Don double pass
Excellent list—thorough, informative and fun!
Gentle correction: “Moody’s value to this team over the past 2 seasons can’t be overstated.”