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Michigan football rallies around Ronnie Bell after late TD drop at Penn State

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Michigan Wolverines football coach Jim Harbaugh speaks to the media on Monday, Oct. 21, 2019, in Ann Arbor. Orion Sang, Detroit Free Press

Late in Saturday's 28-21 loss at No. 7 Penn State, ABC cut to a shot of the Michigan football's sideline and captured one of the defining moments of this season.

Receiver Ronnie Bell, who had dropped a potential game-tying touchdown on fourth-and-goal, stood on the sideline and was overcome by emotion. The camera lingered on Bell, as one teammate wrapped him in an embrace and patted his helmet.