No. 3 Michigan had No. 2 Ohio State on the ropes in the second half of a winner-take-all edition of The Game on Saturday afternoon. Still, Ryan Day opted to make a handful of conservative decisions that had much of the college football world in disbelief.
After the Buckeyes held a narrow three-point lead at halftime, the Wolverines came out in a fury in the third quarter and managed to take a two-score advantage by the time the fourth quarter came around. Nevertheless, Day opted multiple times to punt the ball with his team trailing, much to the surprise of those watching.