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NCAA finally admits how badly Western Michigan got screwed on Michigan Hail Mary

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Associated Press. (2026, September 17). NCAA finally admits how badly Western Michigan got screwed on Michigan Hail Mary. New York Post. https://nypost.com/2026/09/17/sports/ncaa-admits-how-badly-western-michigan-got-screwed-on-michigan-hail-mary/

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The NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision Oversight Committee has acknowledged that Michigan’s victory over Western Michigan was marred by improper replay protocol execution, which likely altered the game's result. Despite this admission, the committee reiterated its inability to change the outcome due to a lack of authority and clear rules prohibiting appeals once a referee declares the game final. The Mid-American Conference initially accepted the Big Ten’s explanation but later joined Western Michigan in seeking an overturn, ultimately without success.

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On September 5, the NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision Oversight Committee admitted that proper replay protocols were not followed during a game between Michigan and Western Michigan, altering its outcome. The committee stated that if the correct procedures had been adhered to, the result would have differed. Michigan won the game 13-12 on a Hail Mary pass after an incorrect additional second was added to the clock when Wolverines quarterback Bryce Underwood's initial attempt was incomplete. Despite acknowledging this error, the NCAA emphasized that it lacks the authority to change the final score of the game. Western Michigan and its conference had previously argued against the validity of Michigan’s victory based on replay protocol violations.

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INDIANAPOLIS — Western Michigan and its conference have insisted Michigan should not have been given an extra second in its dramatic win over the Broncos two weeks ago. asserted

Michigan → insist → Broncos

The NCAA agrees, but said it can’t do anything about it. asserted

it → agree → it

The NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision Oversight Committee announced Wednesday that proper replay protocols weren’t followed in Michigan’s Hail Mary win, altering the outcome of the game. asserted

protocols → announce → game

The committee also reiterated what the NCAA said last week: It doesn’t have the authority to overturn the result. asserted

It → reiterate → result

“The committee consulted with national officiating leadership regarding the instant replay protocols,” the committee said in a statement. asserted

committee → consult → statement

“Based on that information, the committee agreed that the instant replay protocols were not followed in the contest’s second-to-last play,” the statement continued. asserted

statement → base → play

“Had the protocols been followed, the outcome of the game would have been different.” asserted

outcome → follow → game

Michigan, now ranked No. 19, won the Sept. 5 game 13-12 on a Hail Mary pass after the replay official had put 1 second back on the clock when Wolverines quarterback Bryce Underwood’s first try was incomplete. asserted

try → rank → clock

The Mid-American Conference initially accepted the Big Ten’s explanation of what happened at the end of the game, but joined Western Michigan in asking for the result to be overturned. asserted

result → accept → Michigan

A few hours later, the NCAA said the result would stand, noting its playing rules do not have a protocol for overturning the outcome of a game and the oversight committee does not have the authority to do so, which it confirmed again on Wednesday. “The playing rules governing the result of a contest are clear: once the referee declares a contest to be final, no appeal of the outcome is permitted, according to (rules),” the committee said. uncertain

committee → say → rules

NCAA finally admits how badly Western Michigan got screwed on Michigan Hail Mary

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