Michigan special teams ace Dominic Zvada breaks down the game-winning kick against the Ohio State Buckeyes

The 2024 version of The Game, featuring the Michigan Wolverines versus the Ohio State Buckeyes may be one of the biggest upsets in the history of the rivalry. The Buckeyes were at home, with the best team that $ 20 million in NIL dollars could buy. Michigan was on the road with a walk-on quarterback, missing future first-rounder Colston Loveland, and lockdown cornerback Will Johnson still sidelined with nagging injuries. The Buckeyes were 20+ point favorites in the game, and Michigan fans were worried that Ryan Day could hang his 100 points he had so boldly predicted a few years back.

However, talent is one thing, and heart is another. Sometimes, heart and sheer will can overcome a glaring talent disparity, and that is what happened in Columbus that day. The Wolverines returned to the exact blueprint they had used over the previous three years to beat Ohio State. They bullied them, ran the ball, controlled the clock, and inexplicably got Day and offensive coordinator Chip Kelly to run the ball into the teeth of the Wolverine defensive line all day long.