Wednesday, September 6, 2023

Michigan's 10 Longest Plays vs. UNLV

 

Ty Isaac (image via Detroit News)

This is a feature I started last year, with the ten longest plays against any particular opponent. I didn't break it out last week since Michigan had never played East Carolina before, and now the opponent is UNLV, whom Michigan has only played once. So each of the following plays will take you back to 2015, when Michigan won by a score of 28-7.

  1. Ty Isaac 76-yard touchdown run (2015)
  2. Jehu Chesson 36-yard touchdown run (2015)
  3. Jabrill Peppers 31-yard kickoff return (2015)
  4. Channing Stribling 30-yard interception return (2015)
  5. Jabrill Peppers 24-yard punt return (2015)
  6. Jake Rudock 21-yard pass to Maurice Ways, Jr. (2015)
  7. Ty Isaac 15-yard run (2015)
  8. Jake Rudock 12-yard pass to Jehu Chesson (2015)
  9. Jake Rudock 11-yard pass to Amara Darboh (2015)
  10. Jake Rudock 9-yard pass to Amara Darboh (2015)
  11. Jake Rudock 9-yard pass to Joe Kerridge (2015)
  12. Drake Johnson 9-yard run (2015)
  13. Jake Rudock 9-yard run (2015)

Here's Isaac's 76-yarder:

4 comments:

  1. I remember this game being a snoozer

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    1. It was boring because, much like ECU, it was a team from far away with no story lines and no history. Michigan had never played UNLV before, didn't have roster crossover, etc. And then it also was 28-7, so there wasn't a ton of scoring, but it wasn't a tight game, either. Just a ho-hum win.

      But in Harbaugh's first year (2015), a win was a win after the Brady Hoke slide.

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  2. These days we all want to free Harbaugh. Of course we do - fighting for freedom is easy these days. Players, coaches, fans all agree. But back in 2015 TTB was at the forefront of movement with it's vociferous defense of Ty Isaac and the calls to release him from the shackles of his bench role. That's real leadership.

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    1. Thank goodness he was unleashed for that 76-yard touchdown!

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