Appalachian State
I grew up in Pasadena in an era when the Rose Bowl Game put the champion of the Pac 8 against the champion of the Big 10. I grew up with no affection for Big 10 teams as a result. Thus I was delighted to learn of today's major upset, one of the biggest in college football history, a small Division II school from the mountains coming to Ann Arbor to play a traditional powerhouse, ranked #5 in pre-season. And the mountain men took it to them, beating them soundly until falling apart near the end -- but then recovering to take back the lead after losing it, even blocking a short field goal to seal the win. A fantastic game! I wish I'd seen it.
Appalachian State stuns No. 5 Michigan
By LARRY LAGE, AP Sports Writer
ANN ARBOR, Mich. - What was supposed to be a tuneup turned into a stunner: Appalachian State 34, No. 5 Michigan 32. Julian Rauch's 24-yard field goal with 26 seconds left put Appalachian State ahead of Michigan and Corey Lynch's blocked field goal in the final seconds sealed one of college football's biggest upsets.
The two-time defending champions from college football's former Division I-AA were ahead of the nation's winningest program 28-14 late in the second quarter, then their storybook afternoon seemed to unravel late in the fourth quarter. Appalachian State drove 69 yards without a timeout to set up the go-ahead kick, but it still wasn't over.
Chad Henne threw a 46-yard pass to Mario Manningham, giving Michigan the ball at Appalachian State's 20 with 6 seconds left.
Lynch blocked the kick and returned it to the other end of the field as the final seconds ticked off, |
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