It is difficult to remember how different things felt heading into December 4, 2021. The Michigan Wolverines finally got past Ohio State and earned their first trip to the Big Ten Championship Game. Though favored over the Iowa Hawkeyes, it was unclear how this team would respond in its first conference championship appearance after the hugely emotional win the week before.
Against the staunch Iowa defense, it took just two back-to-back offensive plays to officially cement the new era of Michigan football. The first was a 67-yard touchdown run by backup running back Blake Corum, with depth-chart-blocked quarterback J.