With 5:45 to play in the first quarter of Michigan football‘s season opener at Utah, new Wolverines quarterback Jake Rudock dropped back on third-and-five from the Utah 21. True freshman Grant Perry didn’t continue his route the way Rudock was expecting, and his ball was picked off by Cory Butler-Byrd.
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That was the first of three interceptions for the Iowa transfer, each one more devastating than the one before.
Utah was a formidable opponent. Michigan was going to need to exceed expectations to win, and it nearly did.