Overview
- Michigan prevailed 13-12 on Saturday, Sept. 5 when officials restored one second after a replay review and Bryce Underwood completed a 47-yard Hail Mary to JJ Buchanan for the winning score.
- The sequence began when Underwood’s first Hail Mary appeared to fall incomplete as the stadium clock hit 0:00 and Western Michigan players began celebrating before officials ordered a video review.
- Broadcasters and rules analyst Terry McAulay said the TV clock showed 0:00 when the ball was still in the air, leading analysts to point to a likely timing or sync discrepancy between the stadium/broadcast clock and the Hawk-Eye review system.
- Western Michigan controlled much of the game with four field goals, a 20-play drive late, and three forced turnovers, while Michigan struggled between its opening drive and the final play; Buchanan was credited with all 75 yards of the final drive.
- The official result stands but the decision remains publicly unexplained and has triggered wide media and social backlash, with the Big Ten and officiating crew expected to address how the clock and replay systems produced the restored second.