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Zoltan Mesko Breaks Down the Bobbled Snap, Wants Fans to Get Off Blake O'Neill's Back

Like the vast majority of the college football world, Zoltan Mesko found himself speechless as Blake O’Neill’s fumble led to a heartbreaking defeat for the Michigan team Saturday night.

The former Wolverine captain, a four-year letterman from 2006-09 who still holds the program record for punts and punting yardage, has had a singular goal since that ill-fated final play transpired.

"My motivation for this conversation is to get people off Blake’s back," Mesko said Sunday night in a phone interview with Maize N Brew. "You can’t blame someone for trying their hardest. You can’t."

O’Neill’s attempt to pick up the loose ball and scissor-kick it ultimately resulted in the Spartans’ game-winning touchdown with no time left on the clock – a moment which instantly became one of the most thrilling endings in the rivalry’s storied history.