Iowa 30, Michigan 28: Your complete guide to our coverage of Saturday's game

By Pete Bigelow AnnArbor.com

Posted on Sun, Oct 11, 2009 : 8 a.m.

Five turnovers Saturday night from the Wolverines, and unbelievably, they still had a chance to win the game in the final minutes.Â

With the Wolverines trailing by two points, who should come out and lead them with less than two minutes on the clock and only one timeout in their pockets? Not freshman Tate Forcier, who had authored three improbable come-from-behind heroics already this season.

Nope, it was Denard Robinson, the other freshman quarterback, who may have dazzling speed, but hadn't shown much accuracy throwing the football prior to Saturday.

So when Iowa intercepted his pass to preserve its 30-28 victory, Rich Rodriguez naturally fielded some questions on his decision to play Robinson in crunch time instead of Forcier.Â

That's where we begin our coverage of Michigan's defeat:

STORIES

Rich Rodriguez bristled at questions about his handling of the quarterbacks, writes AnnArbor.com Dave Birkett, and that made the loss all the more sour.Â
With the game on the line, Rodriguez did what? Michael Rothstein is still dumbfounded about the the decision to stick with Robinson.
Grading the game: Birkett said he saw nothing horrible, but only one unit earned a mark as high as a C-plus.Â
Michigan cornerback Boubacar Cissoko is suspended indefinitely after violating team rules, according to Rodriguez.
Notebook: The Wolverines make changes in the secondary, an injury report from the post-game locker room and more. Â
The Hawkeyes are doing much celebrating about their first 6-0 start since 1985, writes the Des Moines Register.
This game went precisely according to script, says the Cedar Rapids Gazette.

Mike Rothstein caught up with center David Moosman, who talks about the mood of the team following its second-straight heart-stopping defeat.

PHOTOS

You can tell that Lon Horwedel has been photographing football games for a long time, because he managed to be in great position to shoot photos of every key touchdown Saturday night. You can find his gallery from the game here.Â
Tate Forcier is all smiles and confidence before the game started. Here's a shot of Forcier in happier times.Â

INTERACTIVE

Our weekly live chat during the game drew a ton of interest -- we were chatting until about 1:30 a.m. about Rodriguez's decision to play Robinson instead of Forcier. Here's the recap of that heated conversation.

STATS AND STUFF

AROUND THE BIG TEN

Michigan State handles Illinois easily, 24-14, but may have lost tailback Glenn Winston for the season, says Steve Grinczel at mlive.com.
Defensive back Danny Fortener returned to the lineup after an injury for the Spartans, and took an interception back for a touchdown.
Ron Zook's benching of QB Juice Williams marks the beginning of his end at Illinois, says David Mayo of the Grand Rapids Press.
Ohio State's defense turned in another notable performance, and the Buckeyes rout pretender Wisconsin in Columbus, according to the C-Bus Dispatch.
Bret Bielema may be doing everything right while leading the Badgers, but Ohio State remains his white whale, writes the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel.
Recaps of every Big Ten game, courtesy of the conference.