ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- The sun was beginning to set on an overcast evening, and the lights were on at Michigan Stadium. It was a perfect setting for the drama unfolding. The score was tied, and two undefeated teams were taking one another's best blows. The defenses definitely were prevailing, and the offenses desperately searched for a way to make a play -- just one play, just one big play.
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Tension built with each passing moment.
When would the difference-maker come?
It came with seven minutes and 56 remaining, when Michigan quarterback Wilton Speight decided to go for broke rather than make a safer pass to the middle of the field.