Our final stop is in The Big House, where Michigan was playing its 500th game, against the undefeated Badgers.
Wisconsin took a 19-0 lead going into halftime. Michigan had lost four fumbles and thrown an interception, all in the first half. A lot of people had figured, "Jeez, this game is over. It's 19-0, and Michigan's turned it over five times."
Don't tell that to Rich Rodriguez and his team, though. The Wolverines came out in the second half with passion for the football. With a little over two minutes left in the third quarter, Kevin Koger would receive a Steven Threet pass for a touchdown making it 19-7.
With a little over 10 minutes left in the fourth quarter Brandon Minor raced for a 34-yard touchdown run, and suddenly it's a five-point game.
The first play of Wisconsin's ensuing drive would give the Wolverines their first lead of the game, as linebacker John Thompson took an interception for a touchdown. With five minutes left in the fourth quarter, Sam McGuffie punched in a two-yard run giving the Wolverines a 27-19 lead.
The game wasn't over yet, though. Wisconsin scored with 19 seconds left in the game and only needed a two-point conversion to tie it up. Everidge got the two-point conversion, but to an ineligible receiver.
The illegal man down-field penalty forced Wisconsin to go back five yards and attempt it again. This time, the pass was too high and would lead the Wolverines to a 27-25 stunning comeback.
The lesson here is that no team is ever out of a game until that final whistle blows.
None of these teams are out of the National Title picture by any means. The only one that could basically consider their hopes gone is Wisconsin.
The Badgers dropped to No. 17 in the AP poll and No. 18 in the USA Today Poll. Florida is down to No. 12, UGA to No. 11, and USC to No. 9.
Florida and Georgia have the best chances of getting back up there if you go by strength of schedule, also assuming neither one of them loses again. Granted one of them will lose again when they play each other, but whichever one of them goes undefeated will have a good chance at it.
USC, on the other hand, has a great shot at it, but they will have to hope that teams lose and that they win the rest of their games. Nonetheless, it's looking like it will be another interesting season.
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