Columbus, Ohio — Wilton Speight walked slowly up the ramp from the visitors’ locker room at Ohio Stadium. Like many of his teammates, he seemed oblivious to the frigid late-November air, dressed only in sweatpants and a T-shirt, along with the harness still protecting his injured left shoulder.
Michigan’s starting quarterback stopped to greet his family, sharing handshakes and hugs and some words of consolation. And then it was off to the bus along with the rest of the Wolverines, their faces mostly expressionless.
The shock of this loss — 30-27 in double-overtime to their archrivals from Ohio State — won’t wear off anytime soon.