Newsstand: Tony Petitti ducks out of Big Ten title celebration
The Michigan Wolverines got their hands on another Big Ten Championship on Saturday night with a 26-0 win over Iowa in the conference title game, setting up an anticipated handoff from B1G commish Tony Petitti and head coach Jim Harbaugh.
It never materialized into anything of note with Petitti ducked out of the celebration. He, of course, was responsible for handing down a three-game suspension to Harbaugh that caused him to miss most of November.
Harbaugh insisted that Petitti hand the Big Ten title trophy to injured captain Zak Zinter before Petitti scurried off the stage without saying a word and quickly hit the Lucas Oil Stadium tunnel.
Harbaugh described the sensation in his postgame press conference.
“Wonderful, wonderful, wonderful,” Harbaugh said after the game. “Wonderful feeling of winning. Great thrill of victory. Yeah, I mean, how many more people can we get up here on the stage. They said three, four, five. Keep bringing them up. It’s where we wanted to be. It’s what we hoped for, what we worked so hard for, and then it happened.
“It’s the like kind of pinch yourself, but yeah, the way our defense was playing, the gutty performance, another gritty one by our offense, and then the special teams. James Turner kicking the four field goals, Semaj Morgan with the big punt return. Just so good.
Top 10
- 1New
Jim Knowles
Ohio State DC is on the move
- 2
Chip Kelly
Two NFL teams emerge as suitors
- 3
John Calipari
Previews emotions of UK return
- 4
LSU TE viral dunk vs. Bama
5-star football player now hoops star?
- 5
Flau'Jae Johnson
Calls out South Carolina for playing late-father song
Get the On3 Top 10 to your inbox every morning
By clicking "Subscribe to Newsletter", I agree to On3's Privacy Notice, Terms, and use of my personal information described therein.
“You never know who exactly is going to be the guy, who is going to make the play. I mean, these three, they do it every week. But there’s always somebody else that gets in there as well. Kenneth Grant had a dominating game. So did Mason Graham and Kris Jenkins, Cam Goode, those interior guys. The edge guys were incredible.
“It’s always a multitude of other guys that step up and make the magic happen.”
Tweets of the day
Michigan quote of the day
“When a play has to be made, when the magic needs to happen, Mikey makes it happen. It’s been game after game. Especially down the stretch here these final four games, he has been a stalwart. He intercepts. He makes the big hit. He makes the big hit in the fumble, causes a fumble. Just an incredible player. He does it by always being in the right place where he’s supposed to be, playing the right technique at all times, leading other guys to do the exact same thing. But he also does it as a superior athlete. That combination comes together, superior athlete and a guy that does everything right. It’s fun to watch.”
– Michigan head coach Jim Harbaugh on Big Ten Championship MVP Mike Sainristil
Headlines of the day
What they’re saying after Michigan football’s Big Ten title win and the CFP opponent
Best and worst from Michigan’s Big Ten championship game win over Iowa
Michigan 26, Iowa 0: Notes, quotes, and observations
Game balls from Michigan’s 26-0 Big Ten title win over Iowa
Wolverine TV podcast: Michigan out-Iowas the Hawkeyes in Big Ten title threepeat
