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Michigan scores go-ahead touchdown over Alabama after hard-fought drive

Ethan Stone

By Ethan Stone

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Michigan leads Alabama 13-7 following a late 2nd half touchdown by wide receiver Tyler Morris. Incredibly, it was Morris’ first touchdown of his collegiate career.

And it was a wild drive for Michigan to get to this point. The Wolverines used some trickeration early in the possession on a play that was very nearly a disaster for Jim Harbaugh’s crew.

McCarthy had to haul in a one-handed catch before collecting and firing a dot to Blake Corum despite facing intense pressure from an Alabama defender. Check it out below:

And here’s the go-ahead score. Unfortunately for Michigan, the Wolverines missed the ensuing extra point, making it only a 6-point lead in a game where every point has had to be earned.

A 13-7 lead is monumentally different from a 14-7 one in a game such as this, with so much on the line. Michigan’s special teams has cost them so far, as a muffed punt earlier in the game gave Alabama its first score of the game.

Ethan Stone

Ethan Stone was an editor for his student newspaper at the University of Tennessee and is now a News Manager for Saturday Tradition.