Hail No!: Michigan bats down Buffs' 2nd miracle pass

BOULDER, Colo. - The Wolverines looked up at the scoreboard Saturday and saw 1994. Five seconds left. Michigan with the lead. Colorado with the ball. And just like two years ago, when The Catch gave the Buffaloes a shocking 27-26 victory in Ann Arbor on a last-second play, Colorado lofted a pass toward the right side of the end zone. And again, the ball was tipped. And again, the home team's national title hopes ended with the game's final play. But this time, the football gods answered a different Hail Mary. The 11th-ranked Wolverines prayed hard in the final moments, held on, and beat the fifth-ranked Buffaloes, 20-13, in front of 53,788, the third-largest crowd in Folsom Field history. This time, The Catch was not to be.

PHOTO: Michigan tight end Jerame Tuman is lifted skyward by teammates Mark Bolach and Zach Adami as Scott Dreisbach and Jon Jansen celebrate Tuman's three-yard touchdown catch in front of a dejected Colorado cheering section.