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Michigan's Wilton Speight toughs out rocky start, benching vs. Florida

ARLINGTON, Texas — The first interception wasn’t all his fault. Wilton Speight was trying to connect with Kekoa Crawford on a crossing route, and the U-M quarterback left the pass a little high and behind.

Crawford could’ve caught it. Maybe a month from now he will.

But the second interception was all him. Aiming for Grant Perry out in the left flat, he tossed a perfect spiral … to Fort Worth.

“I kind of kicked myself for the second one,” Speight said. “Just sailed it over Grant’s head.”

After that pick, late in the second quarter, Jim Harbaugh had a decision to make.