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Forcier Takes Accountability
Tate Forcier is one bad dude – and he took responsibility for the loss against Michigan State. This from Pat Forde of ESPN…
Contrast that apology with this surprising burst of accountability from Michigan freshman quarterback Tate Forcier (4). Less than 90 minutes after the Wolverines lost in overtime to Michigan State, 26-20, The Dash got a text from Forcier declaring, “I take complete fault for that loss.”
Forcier did make a final, fatal error by throwing an OT interception in the end zone. But until that point he was almost the sole reason the Wolverines had a chance. He led two touchdown drives in the final five minutes to tie the score, the last of them a 12-play, 92-yard expedition through driving rain in which he threw or ran on every down.
By the end the kid was so exhausted he could barely stand up straight. But he kept making plays until the game was tied with two seconds left. Then he made one bad pass in OT, and felt compelled to take all the blame afterward.
Understand, Forcier has never come to The Dash looking for all the credit — or any credit — after any of the Wolverines’ season-opening four victories. This was a quarterback willing to step up when times were bad — and what fan base wouldn’t want a guy like that calling signals?
“That’s the way he is,” said Forcier’s father, Mike. “He just wants to win. It’s about winning for him.”
And The Dash is pretty sure Forcier received no legal aid in crafting his text.
I’m excited to see how Forcier responds this week against Iowa. This kid is something special and I’m glad he plays for the Michigan Wolverines.
