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Remembering MSU's shocking comeback and a Michigan meme

Ten years ago, Michigan and Michigan State produced one of the most unforgettable finishes college football has ever seen.

In an instant, two unlikely figures became forever linked -- and the faces of that play: Spartans backup safety Jalen Watts-Jackson and Michigan fan Chris Baldwin, a sophomore at the school.

Under coach Mark Dantonio, Michigan State arrived in Ann Arbor undefeated and ranked in the top 10.

But in his first season, coach Jim Harbaugh had quickly turned around a Wolverines team that had gone 5-7 the year before under Brady Hoke.