▁that ▁the ▁forward ▁progress ▁made ▁it ▁difficult ▁to ▁determine ▁where ▁the ▁ball ▁would ▁be ▁sp otted . ▁The ▁result ▁was ▁ultimately ▁that ▁the ▁officials ▁gave ▁Ohio ▁State ▁the ▁first ▁down . ▁The ▁next ▁play , ▁Curt is ▁Samuel ▁recorded ▁a ▁ 1 5 - yard ▁touch down ▁run ▁to ▁win ▁the ▁game . ▁ ▁Dave ▁Ad olph ▁served ▁as ▁honor ary ▁captain ▁for ▁both ▁Michigan ▁and ▁Ohio ▁State . ▁The ▁game ▁marked ▁the ▁ 1 1 th ▁time ▁that ▁Michigan ▁and ▁Ohio ▁State ▁took ▁the ▁field ▁both ▁in ▁the ▁nation ' s ▁top - five ▁rank ings ; ▁and ▁is ▁just ▁the ▁second ▁time ▁that ▁both ▁programs ▁were ▁ranked ▁in ▁the ▁nation ' s ▁top ▁three . ▁The ▁other ▁was ▁the ▁No . ▁ 1 ▁vs . ▁No . ▁ 2 ▁match up ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁at ▁Ohio ▁Stadium . ▁The ▁game ▁also ▁marked ▁the ▁first ▁over time ▁in ▁the ▁Michigan - Oh io ▁State ▁rival ry . ▁Michigan ' s ▁defense ▁recorded ▁a ▁season - best ▁eight ▁s acks ▁against ▁Ohio ▁State . ▁It ▁is ▁the ▁program ' s ▁most ▁since ▁posting ▁nine ▁against ▁Notre ▁D ame ▁on ▁September ▁ 1 5 , ▁ 2 0 0 7 . ▁The ▁Wol ver ines ▁have ▁recorded ▁at ▁least ▁three ▁s acks ▁in ▁each ▁of ▁the ▁last ▁four ▁games . ▁W ide ▁receiver ▁Am ara ▁Dar bo h ▁sur pass ed ▁the ▁ 2 , 0 0 0 - yard ▁receiving ▁mil estone ▁in ▁the ▁contest . ▁Dar bo h ▁caught