COLUMBUS, Ohio. — All season long Michigan was able to impose its will on the ground and run the ball whenever it wanted.
But that didn’t happen on Saturday afternoon. The Wolverines had 10 rushing yards on 11 carries in the first half. It didn’t help Michigan’s Heisman-contending running back was only able to run the ball twice before going out of the game. Blake Corum wanted to play against Ohio State, he went out there with a knee brace on, but the maize and blue were without him almost immediately.
To make matters worse, the passing game looked like it might be another dud. J.J. McCarthy started the game 3-for-10 and throws were high and out of reach to the receivers.
But then it all changed.
It took one throw to change the trajectory of the passing attack. With 7:26 left in the first half, Ohio State send an all-out blitz on McCarthy. The five-star quarterback hung in the pocket, released the ball right before he was hit, and sent a 10-yard pass toward Cornelius Johnson. Johnson made his defender miss and the rest was history. Michigan tied the game up at 10 a piece after Johnson ran in a 69-yard touchdown throw.
The very next play Michigan had the ball, McCarthy sent a bomb down the right side of the field toward Johnson. Johnson ran a post route with a double move and McCarthy put the ball right on the money for a 75-yard strike.
Cornelius Johnson caught two scores on Saturday, but he said that was a play Michigan was practicing all year. Johnson had to hold in his celebration though.
“It was one of those plays where we’ve been practicing that like all week all year, honestly,” said Johnson. “And then when I broke him off and then came open I was just hoping he didn’t throw to somebody else yet. And I saw I was wide open, I ran there, I was gonna start taunting but I just stayed down.”
Michigan had momentum going into the locker room at the half, but the Wolverines were trailing 20-17. The maize and blue have been known for their…
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