MAC urges CFP, NCAA to recognize Western Michigan as winner over Michigan after controversial ending

In the wake of Western Michigan's controversial Hail Mary loss at Michigan over the weekend and the fallout that has ensued, the MAC is asking the NCAA FBS Oversight Committee and College Football Playoff to consider recognizing the Broncos as the actual winner of the contest during the evaluation and deliberation process when ranking teams for the postseason this fall.

That's right — despite Western Michigan's 13-12 loss in Ann Arbor, the MAC believes there's enough evidence to support the idea that the Big Ten did not properly follow replay protocol and that the CFP selection committee should view the result differently.

The MAC's statement, attributed to commissioner Jon Steinbrecher, reads:

"After further study and investigation, it is now evident that replay protocol was not properly followed in determining whether time remaining on the game clock at the conclusion of the Western Michigan vs. Michigan football game.

The establish replay protocol requires that the game lock displayed on the rotary feed be used in determining whether time remaining. Instead, the Big Ten Conference replay crew relied upon the clock feed embedded within its replay system. As a result, one second was placed back on the game clock and an additional…

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