Minneapolis
Halftime in Ann Arbor, 1998, and Michigan was struggling, behind, and in desperate need of a boost.
Lloyd Carr, the head coach, made his decision. He switched quarterbacks. He turned to the backup kid and stuck him into the lineup to replace Drew Henson, who had been awarded the commitment to play as Michigan’s heavily publicized starting quarterback.
The story is familiar, of course.
The backup quarterback rallied Michigan in the second half to an expected victory. And afterwards they brought the kid to meet the media.
This kid was all smiles.