ANN ARBOR, Mich. - All the parts were in place for a larger-than-life upset. After IU freshman running back Darius Willis sprinted to an 85-yard touchdown run late in the fourth quarter, the Hoosiers just needed to make one stop.
Instead, No. 23 Michigan marched down the field and scored a touchdown on a 26-yard pass from freshman quarterback Tate Forcier to Martavious Owens, and the Wolverines survived Saturday's game 36-33.
IU had one more opportunity to take the lead, but quarterback Ben Chappell threw an interception on a short pass attempt to Damarlo Belcher on the first play of IU's final drive. Belcher and Michigan cornerback Donovan Warren appeared to simultaneously catch the ball, but Warren wrestled the ball out of Belcher's hands. The referees confirmed the interception after reviewing the play.
"I couldn't see it - we'll have to watch it on film," Chappell said about the interception. "We had plenty of opportunities on offense where we could have made better plays and we probably would have won the game."
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