No. 2 Ohio State and quarterback Kyle McCord had one last drive at Michigan Stadium to try to score a touchdown and, with the extra point, take the lead over the No. 3 Wolverines and win The Game.
But Michigan’s defense — one of the toughest in the country — was just too good, and Wolverines junior defensive back Rod Moore picked off McCord’s pass up the middle at the Michigan 22-yard line. It was intended for star wide receiver Marvin Harrison Jr. and McCord was hit just as he got it off, but Moore snuck in there first for a diving game-winning interception.
With 25 seconds left on in the fourth quarter, the Wolverines got the ball back, quarterback J.J. McCarthy took a knee and Michigan secured its third consecutive victory over Ohio State with a 30-24 final score.
INTERCEPTION@UMichfootball SEALS THE GAME 〽️ pic.twitter.com/37lF1aVeqo
— FOX College Football (@CFBONFOX) November 25, 2023
Michigan will face Iowa in the Big Ten championship game next weekend.
And obviously Wolverines fans (and college football fans not rooting for the Buckeyes) on social media went wild:
What an interception by Michigan to seal the deal against the Ohio State! Go Blue! https://t.co/yi7MZQEMpg
— Michael Chin (@MichaelChin30) November 25, 2023
Michigan beating Ohio St again this year after all this controversy with Harbaugh is hilarious https://t.co/2DwpUTJW6h
— Karl Havoc (@OmarLittle1014) November 25, 2023
Im going to post this three times a day until I get tired of it. You Buckeyes been calling us every name in the book for weeks. Told y’all come 11/25 you can’t hide anymore. Now go crawl back in your nut and have fun in the Orange Bowl. Bums. https://t.co/uxw8dRIzUg
— Jorie Aulston (@JorieAulston) November 25, 2023
Wow, what an ending to this game!
A great time killing 4th quarter drive by Michigan's offense and then this play seals the game!#CollegeFootball #OSUvsMICH https://t.co/gQXiTdeFTJ
— Brandon Gebhard (@BrandonGebhard6) November 25, 2023
I got yelled at for how loud I yelled when this happened
GO BIG BLUE https://t.co/dIdzZGsvXM
— Hannah Cate (@h_cate18) November 25, 2023
What a game. Beat rivalry in football lives up to the hype once again https://t.co/wcqzXjhVhP
— Blizzy ✭8-3✭ (@BlizzyB_) November 25, 2023
TO SEAL THE DEAL! #GoBlue #B1GFB 🏈 https://t.co/DTfMbeD4M9
— Arquimedes Fernandez (@Arquimedesfern1) November 25, 2023
HAIL! THIS ONE’S FOR @CoachJim4UM #GoBlue https://t.co/UlSSpzKFBR
— Cody Wiggins (@CodyWiggins_) November 25, 2023
https://t.co/2f41jJ0z4J pic.twitter.com/TL87JXEB8t
— Theo (@Tebbo82) November 25, 2023
DOWN GOES OHIO https://t.co/R25nI6SHLE
— Marek Srutek (@MarekSrutek) November 25, 2023
HUGE ROD MOORE STAN! https://t.co/tSU2AUZcWA
— Brian Hall II (@15bshall97) November 25, 2023
such a good game! Good for Michigan https://t.co/1fFkLMVEZv
— Allison (@allison_mck28) November 25, 2023
