Michigan shrugs off bad memories of Appalachian St

FILE - In this Sept. 1, 2007, file photo, Appalachian State coach Jerry Moore is carried off the field at Michigan Stadium by his players after they upset No. 5 Michigan 34-32 in an NCAA college football game in Ann Arbor, Mich. Michigan is opening its 2014 season with Appalachian State this week, rekindling flashbacks to the day the Wolverines were on the wrong end of one of the biggest upsets in college football history. (AP Photo/Duane Burleson, File) FILE - In this Sept. 1, 2007, file photo, Appalachian State coach Jerry Moore is carried off the field at Michigan Stadium by his players after they upset No. 5 Michigan 34-32 in an NCAA college football game in Ann Arbor, Mich. Michigan is opening its 2014 season with Appalachian State this week, rekindling flashbacks to the day the Wolverines were on the wrong end of one of the biggest upsets in college football history. (AP Photo/Duane Burleson, File)

By Associated Press August 26, 2014 4 min read

ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) – Drake Johnson will never forget it.

He was sitting in an Ann Arbor gas station in his father’s car, listening on the radio to No. 5. Michigan fighting for its life at home against a Division I-AA team. Then a player named Corey Lynch blocked Michigan’s field-goal attempt and sealed a 34-32 win for Appalachian State and one of the biggest upsets in college football history.

“I remember sitting there in silence,” Johnson recalled. “I was like, ‘Oh, no.'”

Oh yes, Appalachian State. And staring at the Wolverines atop their 2014 schedule are the Mountaineers, who are the first game this year at the Big House – just like they were back in 2007.

“It’s like the U.S. hockey team beating Russia in the Olympics,” former Appalachian State coach Jerry Moore said.