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Top-10 moments of the Michigan Wolverines 2023 championship run: 5-1
Our quick little series of the most memorable plays and moments of the Michigan Wolverines’ 2023 season concludes this week. If you missed it, here is the first part which covered No. 10-No. 6, ending with acting head coach (and new full-time head coach) Sherrone Moore’s display of emotion after beating Penn State.
This week we will be breaking down five plays in three of the season’s last four games: against Ohio State in The Game, in the OT Thriller over Alabama in the Rose Bowl, and the national title win over Washington.
Let’s put a bow on the magical season that was for Jim Harbaugh and his crew.
5. Blake Corum TD run after Zinter injury against Ohio State
This one will give almost every Michigan fan chills for the remainder of time. A tie ballgame late in the third quarter against the Ohio State Buckeyes with a College Football Playoff spot on the line. Zak Zinter, the top offensive lineman on the team, goes down with a leg injury that immediately looked awful. The medical staff rushed onto the field and the cart was brought out to take Zinter, the soon-to-be unanimous first-team All-American, off the field for the final time in Ann Arbor.
It went from pin-drop silence to every Michigan fan in the jam-packed Big House chanting Zinter’s name as he was carted off the field. A legendary career in its own right was over, but the hopes of a national championship were very much alive. Like the team did all season when faced with adversity, they remained focused, and a leader of men led.
Blake Corum took the ball left on the very next play, made a jump cut to avoid a tackle, and had only green grass in front of him.
The Big House erupted as Corum flashed the 6-5 with his hands in honor of Zinter and a defining moment of this season was made.
Joel Klatt, the color commentator on the FOX broadcast, was stunned by the display of emotion from the fans and the brotherhood shown by the players. It’s something that just made this team so special:
4. Rod Moore’s INT to beat Ohio State
Late in the fourth quarter of The Game, Michigan went on one of its “Beat Ohio” drives that have killed the Buckeyes over the last three matchups. With a three-point lead, the Wolverines went on a 13-play, 56-yard drive that consumed seven of the eight minutes remaining in the game. A 37-yard field goal from James Turner gave Michigan a 30-24 advantage with one minute to go.
Starting on its own 19-yard line, Ohio State had no timeouts remaining and had to score a touchdown to win. McCord took a deep shot to Marvin Harrison Jr. who picked up 22 yards. Then, he threw a strike to Julian Fleming that gained another 21. All of a sudden, the Buckeyes were threatening in Michigan territory with 25 seconds to go.
However, junior safety Rod Moore called game:
Pressure from the Wolverines’ aggressive defensive line assisted as Jaylen Harrell had a free shot at Ohio State quarterback Kyle McCord, and the Wolverines would beat the Buckeyes for a chance at glory.
It was the most exciting finish in Michigan’s three-win streak over the Buckeyes and maybe the most important in the history of the rivalry with how the season ended for the maize and blue.
3. 4th-and-goal stop to beat Alabama in the Rose Bowl
Michigan had a lead in overtime during an instant classic with the Alabama Crimson Tide in the Rose Bowl.
Jalen Milroe had been using his legs all game to move the sticks, with 21 carries for 63 yards in the contest. He’d have the opportunity to do it again in overtime, picking up 15 yards on the second play of the Crimson Tide’s drive.
But, the Wolverines responded by stuffing Jase McClellan on consecutive attempts including a five-yard loss on 2nd-and-goal. This backed Alabama up to the 14-yard line, where Milroe connected on a corner route to Jermaine Burton. One play from the three-yard line would decide if Michigan would be headed to the national championship or a second overtime period.
After a poor snap, the defensive line did what it had done all season, dominate:
There was pressure from just about every angle. Mike Sainristil covered the outside and Josaiah Stewart crushed on the left side, making the tackle thanks to the defensive interior standing its ground.
The Wolverines finally got off the schneid, won a College Football Playoff game — The Rose Bowl, no less — and were headed to the national championship.
2. Mike Sainristil’s INT to seal National Title win
Even though it was a one-score game during portions of the second and most of the third quarter, it felt like Michigan was going to win the national championship after opening the game with two touchdowns by Donovan Edwards.
Still, it’s not over until the fat lady sings, and Michigan’s poor second-half offensive output almost allowed Michael Penix Jr. and the Huskies back into this game. Even with a two-touchdown lead with seven minutes to go, there was room for discomfort as Washington moved the ball slowly into Michigan territory.
On 4th-and-13, Penix needed a first down, but he overthrew his receiver, right into the hands of the great Mike Sainristil:
Watching Michigan Basketball struggle like this is hard to watch.
Watching Mike Sainristil and Blake Corum put a Michigan national championship on ice is NOT hard to watch.
Enjoy! #GoBlue pic.twitter.com/Q6MuFY9mvi
— Don Thomas (@REALDonThomas) January 19, 2024
It was the moment that Michigan fans and players knew that business was finished and that they would be National Champions.
1. Blake Corum’s Rose Bowl run for OT TD
How can you top that moment? Only with a legendary player making the best play of his career in overtime of the Grandaddy of Them All.
Corum’s run here was unbelievable. This was a gritty, angry run at the finish, but he could have easily been tackled in the backfield. An unbelievable juke to the outside, avoiding a push from the middle started the most memorable play of this season. Him making this ridiculous play in overtime made it feel like there was nothing that could stop this team.
Undoubtedly, these Wolverines were a team of destiny, and it felt like we could start saying that after Corum finished off this run that wound up being the game-winner in the Rose Bowl.
A group of residents on Holland Road in Taylor, Michigan, say they are now doing everything they can to keep their neighborhood the way it is after some of them received a letter saying the city is considering rezoning their neighborhood.
“People across the street from me could have warehouse front property instead of woods and nice residential homes,” said Matthew Streicher.
Streicher, whose family has owned property on Holland Road for more than 100 years, says that has been his concern after he received a letter from the city about a proposed rezoning from residential to light industrial directly behind his home near Wick and Holland roads.
“So that’s when I also decided to start knocking on doors around here and saying this is what is going on, we need to speak out and have a voice as to what happens in our backyards, literally,” said Streicher.
Streicher told CBS News Detroit that three of his neighbors received that letter, informing residents that there’s a possibility of a new cold storage warehouse development if this land is rezoned.
“Nothing that belongs in a neighborhood,” said Tim Adkins.
“Heartbreaking, heartbreaking, you know,” said Denise Haggadone.
Many who live on Holland Road say this possibility is even more disturbing because of how long everyone has lived on this quaint road. And these same homeowners say that an industrial facility would only bring in more traffic and take away natural green space, most likely hurting their property value as well.
“It’s nice to see the wildlife, you know, there’s so few places left,” said Adkins.
On Tuesday, CBS News Detroit spoke off-camera with City Council Chairman Charley Johnson, who also lives on Holland Road. Johnson says he understands all of his neighbors’ concerns and agrees with them.
He says the company proposing this rezoning has every right to do so, and that the planning commission will vote on it Wednesday evening.
“It’s sad, I raised my kid here, and he’s planning on having this home after I pass or retire or what have you,” Haggadone said,
The residents hope to see a big turnout at Wednesday’s planning commission meeting at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, June 3, at Taylor City Hall.
The Sterling Heights City Council is set to consider a resolution Tuesday evening opposing tax policy bills in Lansing that one councilmember contends put every municipality “at risk.”
The Michigan House voted in May to pass several bills that would slash property taxes across the state, but skipped a vote on a bill needed to replace some of the more than $5 billion in lost tax revenue.
At its Tuesday evening meeting, Sterling Heights City Council is slated to consider the adoption of a resolution opposing Michigan House Bills 5872 through 5879 due to “their potential negative impact on local government revenue, financial planning, and administrative operations,” a city document said. Sterling Heights City Manager Mark Vanderpool said the city would lose about $5 million in annual revenue from the bills. He said there’s no “guaranteed replacement” for the lost revenue, and the city would need to cut services, he said.
“So we’re deeply concerned about that,” he said.
The House’s sweeping tax cuts can’t be implemented without the passage of a separate bill levying a loosely defined 6% sales tax on services that has yet to be revealed. Republicans who control the House did not hold a vote on the sales tax hike bill, which remains in committee.
All combined, the four property tax cuts passed by the House are estimated to result in a tax revenue loss that could progress from $5.5 billion to $7.5 billion a year, according to a series of nonpartisan House Fiscal Agency analyses.
Vanderpool, the Sterling Heights city manager, said he wants the state Legislature to work “hand in hand” with cities, townships and villages to come up with a solution for “guaranteed revenue replacement.”
“We are more than willing ― I think our reputation precedes us ― to work with our state legislators hand in hand to come up with viable solutions that … may reform property taxes without harming communities across the state,” he said.
Sterling Heights Councilwoman Barbara Ziarko said the legislation reduces the city’s revenue without a guarantee of what it will be replaced with. She said that in the future, the legislation could prevent the city from maintaining positions that it has promised residents it would maintain, including public safety roles.
“When they put the burden on our local government, they’re actually putting it on the residents of whatever community it is,” she said.
State Rep. Steve Frisbie, a Calhoun County Republican, previously said that Michigan residents need to see tax relief immediately. He noted a ballot proposal collecting signatures last year would have eliminated all property taxes in the state. That citizens’ initiative, known as AxMiTax, fizzled out and won’t be on the ballot this fall.
“They realized that our property taxes are too high and they demand that we take action now,” Frisbie said.
More on the bills
The cuts passed by the House in May would eliminate the 6-mill State Education Tax and eliminate the 0.75% real estate transfer tax assessed on the sale price of real estate.
House Republicans also signed off on eliminating the personal property tax. That bill, largely intended to benefit utility companies, is tied to separate legislation that requires utilities such as Consumers Energy and DTE Energy to pass on personal property tax savings by cutting electric and gas rates for their residential customers. It also requires utilities to freeze rates for two years.
Jennifer Varney, Sterling Heights’ finance and budget director, said the elimination of the personal property tax would result in a $4.3 million annual revenue loss for the city. She said the personal property tax refers to the taxes that businesses pay on their assets, such as their machines and vehicles.
Another tax on the chopping block is the so-called “pop-up tax,” an increase in a property tax bill that occurs when a house transfers from one owner to the next in Michigan, uncapping a constitutional limit on the property tax increase on a home’s taxable value.
Under the state Constitution, a property’s taxable value cannot increase by more than the rate of inflation or 5% each year. But when a property is sold, that cap lifts and is reset at a new, often higher taxable value, resulting in a “pop-up” in property taxes.
Varney said the “pop-up” is the only way cities “recapture” the true value of a home. Michigan also has the Headlee Amendment, a state law that requires local governments to roll back millage rates if taxable property values rise faster than the rate of inflation.
“If you take away the pop-up … and you keep the rollback of the millage, you’re basically limiting any kind of growth in taxable base for municipalities,” she said.
Staff Writer Beth LeBlanc contributed.
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Search for missing Michigan woman Lynette Hooker reopened
The search for missing Lynette Hooker has been reopened. Hooker, who is from Michigan, was with her husband in the Bahamas when he claims she fell off a boat. However, new location data from his cell phone contradicts the story he gave authorities.
(FOX 2) – The search for a missing Michigan in the Bahamas has been reopened after authorities say her husband allegedly gave police false information.
Lynette Hooker and her husband Brian were boating in the Bahamas in early April when, according to her husband, she fell off the boat and was swept to sea. Brian told police he had to paddle to shore after Lynette fell into the water because she had the key.
Brian was taken into custody in the Bahamas after Lynette’s disappearance, but was later released and returned back to Michigan.
Recently, it was revealed that new location data from Brian’s cell phone contradicts the story he gave to authorities, and suggests he may have sent search crews to the wrong area. This new information has led to the U.S. Coast Guard reopening its search for Lynette.
The Source: Previous reporting and information from FOX News were used in this story.
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