Acceptance over outrage: Inside how Western Michigan leaders dealt with controversial loss to Michigan

Lance Taylor was working in Western Michigan's football facility the morning after Western Michigan's heartbreaking loss at Michigan when his university president called a press conference to discuss one of the most improbable and controversial finishes in college football history.

"Frankly, he would probably rather be training with his kids," WMU president Russ Kavalhuna said.

Western Michigan's president and head coach spent nearly an hour speaking to reporters, repeating one common theme after Big Ten officials decided to place one second back on the clock following a replay review, paving the way for Michigan's 13-12 Hail Mary win: they had accepted the Big Ten officials' ruling, and they're ready to move forward.

"I will say I've looked into this pretty closely, and I used to be a federal prosecutor," Kavalhuna said. "I don't discern anything unfair or untoward in this process. Can the process be improved by having what the viewing public sees as the same as what the reviewing officials see? Maybe. Frankly, that's not for me to decide."

In a sport where the standard response to grievance is now a court filing or a public display of disdain, where schools sue conferences, conferences sue schools, and players sue…

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