No. 3 – The spot was good (2016)
Dan Capron's B1G crew is officiating the national championship game. You might be familiar with its greatest hit pic.twitter.com/L0aSWWrhz1
— Ramzy Nasrallah (@ramzy) January 9, 2018
It’s one of the few times over the last couple of decades when Michigan was the higher ranked, and favored team in The Game. A Big Ten Championship and College Football Playoff spot was on the line in 2016, and the Wolverines’ defense dominated the middle part of the contest.
In the fourth quarter though, the Buckeyes began to get some offense going and were able to kick a field goal that sent Ohio State and Michigan into overtime for the first time ever.
Both teams scored on their first possession in OT, but Michigan had to settle for a field goal on its second. On fourth and one from the sixteen yard line, Urban Meyer decided to go for the first down rather than kick a game-tying field goal. J.T. Barrett kept the ball on a QB keeper and was hit right at the line-to-gain and fell back.
It was a close call, but Barrett was ruled to have gained the first down. It went to replay and nothing was there to overturn the spot. Michigan fans believe the OSU quarterback was short to this day, and Ohio State fans swear he got it. It’ll be that way until the end of time.
The next play was even more memorable…