Columbus, Ohio — Mike Sainristil used to make receptions. Now he prevents them.
No matter how many games the Michigan senior defensive back has left in his football career, he’ll find it difficult to match the stakes of the two passes he defended in the fourth quarter of Saturday’s 45-23 win over Ohio State at Ohio Stadium.
On back-to-back drives, Sainristil broke up throws in the end zone. The first came on a third-and-4 from the Michigan 9-yard line where he batted the ball out of Ohio State tight end Cade Stover's hands and forced the Buckeyes to try a field goal while down 11.