‘Western Michigan won that football game’: WMU president claims victory over Michigan after controversial call

Western Michigan spent four days refusing to say it. On Wednesday, the university's president finally said the quiet part out loud.

"Western Michigan University won that football game," Russ Kavalhuna told CBS Sports.

The declaration came on the heels of the NCAA's decision to change replay rules around a result that nobody in charge seems willing to change. College football has been embroiled in controversy over Michigan's 13-12 victory over Western Michigan, a game the Broncos led 12-7 until Big Ten officials added one second back to the clock. Michigan's Bryce Underwood then found J.J. Buchanan in the end zone on a 47-yard heave to give Michigan the win as time expired.

The NCAA issued a standard timing protocol on Tuesday, instructing replay officials to use "the embedded game clock contained within the program feed," a standard under which Western Michigan wins against Michigan, according to a memo obtained by ESPN.

The MAC filed formal appeals Tuesday with the NCAA's FBS Oversight Committee and the College Football Playoff, asking both to recognize the Broncos as the winner. The NCAA has since answered that its playing rules contain no protocol for overturning the outcome of a game.

On Wednesday, the Big…

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