The moment has been seen by millions already, literally.
Michigan football’s senior wide receiver Jake Thaw — who’s already put his name in the transfer portal — was one of a handful of team representatives, along with coach Jim Harbaugh, who spent Friday afternoon at C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital with the national championship trophy while greeting patients and their families, taking pictures and signing t-shirts and teddy bears.
From left, Michigan defensive back Jesse Madden, wide receiver Jake Thaw, quarterback Davis Warren, and head coach Jim Harbaugh have their photo taken with Nicholas Rinehart, 6, next to the national championship trophy at C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital in Ann Arbor on Friday, Jan. 12, 2024.
At one point, Harbaugh told one of the patients who said he was a huge Michigan fan that by meeting Thaw he was meeting a “hero” from the team for his game-saving fumble recovery in the Rose Bowl, to which Thaw pushed back.
“It’s a fact!” Harbaugh exclaimed.
“Coach, I’m never going to be able to look at it like that,” Thaw laughed.
It’s certainly the moment Thaw will be most known for in his Michigan career. He was put in by special teams coordinator Jay Harbaugh in the final minute against Alabama in order to safely field a punt after freshman Semaj Morgan had fumbled one earlier, only to muff it himself and nearly lose it for a safety or potentially a touchdown.
However he didn’t, he held on, and so did the Wolverines, 27-20 in OT over the Tide before winning the national championship, 34-13, over Washington a week later to cap the fourth undefeated season (15-0) in the College Football Playoff era.
That was the point his coach tried to make.
“How can you not look at it like that?” Harbaugh said. “Jake, if you don’t have the presence of mind to stay out of the end zone, plus you take that hit… If you…
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Author : Detroit Free Press
Publish date : 2024-01-13 21:45:07
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