Was Western Michigan robbed? Evidence, rules expert question decision to give Michigan one more second

No. 16 Michigan beat Western Michigan 13-12 on a Hail Mary pass on the game's final play Saturday night after the officiating crew put one second back on the clock. JJ Buchanan reeled in the 47-yard bomb from Bryce Underwood to lift the Wolverines to a controversial victory that left college football buzzing over the following question.

Should the play have ever happened?

"As I watched the first Hail Mary and the ball sailed out of the back of the end zone, I glanced at the clock, and I was pretty sure there was one second left," Michigan coach Kyle Whittingham said. "That, obviously, is not up to me. The refs went to replay, and they confirmed it and gave us one more opportunity."

The Broncos appeared to have secured a historic upset just moments earlier when a prior Hail Mary attempt from Underwood sailed out of the back of the end zone with the clock on the NBC television broadcast showing 0:00 when the play ended. However, the officiating crew went to the monitor and determined that one second remained.

MICHIGAN DOES THE UNBELIEVABLE ON THE FINAL PLAY OF THE GAME 😱THEY PUT ONE SECOND BACK ON THE CLOCK…

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