Newsstand: Mike Sainristil breaks down epic pass breakup at OSU
Michigan football defensive back Mike Sainristil made one of the plays of the year in the 2022 win over Ohio State, beating Buckeye tight end Cade Stover in the endzone for a pass breakup that forced a field goal and OSU’s last points of the game.
Sainristil recalled the play with On3’s Andy Staples at Big Ten Media Days:
“So first thing is we’re in nickel,” Sainristil said. “I’m pretty sure to have they base out there … So my man here is Cade Stover … He’s bigger than I am for sure. Like no question about it. But so he starts off here with it looks like he’s running. He’s blocking me.
“I’m supposed to not blitz the quarterback but like, you know, contain in a way. But I took my eyes off him to see what the next thing coming around. And when I took my eyes off him here, I lost leverage.”
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“So he gets by me and instantly I’m in a you know, get back and face mindset,” Sainristil said. “But what goes unnoticed, because of the play I made, is the pressure by the D-line here. Kris Jenkins got in the face of CJ Stroud. Honestly if I think he had a clean throw, it probably would have resulted in a touchdown. So, you know, big shout out to the D-line.
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“Big shout out to Kris for getting that pressure on him. So the pressure forces him to float the ball in the air. And just you know, only thing I was thinking that whole entire time was don’t panic.”
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