Did officials get the restored second right in Western Michigan–Michigan?
developingQ4 · 0:01Replay officials restored one second after Michigan’s incomplete pass late in the fourth quarter.
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Big Ten Network ↗Source video · YouTube
Open on YouTube ↗- Period
- Q4
- Clock
- 0:01
- Penalty
- Unverified
- Final ruling
- One second remained when the ball became out of bounds; restore 0:01.
Fan Verdict
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Evidence & provenance (3 sources)
What happened
Replay officials restored one second after Michigan’s incomplete pass late in the fourth quarter. The Big Ten said Western Michigan’s Micah Davis touched the ball while out of bounds with one second remaining. Michigan scored on the next play to win 13–12.
Trailing 12–7, Michigan attempted a pass that fell incomplete as the displayed clock reached zero. Replay examined Davis’s contact with the ball and restored 0:01, allowing another play from Western Michigan’s 47-yard line.
- Period
- Quarter 4
- Game clock
- 0:01
- Penalty called
- Not yet established
- Original ruling
- Not yet established
- Final ruling
- One second remained when the ball became out of bounds; restore 0:01.
- Replay involved
- Yes
- Consequence
- Underwood completed a 47-yard touchdown pass to JJ Buchanan; Michigan won 13–12.
The evidence
- Michigan Miracle: Wolverines Buck Broncos on Final Play to Open Season
Supports: Game context, final touchdown and Michigan’s 13–12 result.
University of Michigan Athletics · report · Added 2026-09-09T03:01:10.914Z
- Western Michigan denied upset after replay puts 1 second back on the clock
Supports: Replay sequence and reproduced Big Ten explanation of the out-of-bounds contact and restored second.
Football Zebras · report · Added 2026-09-09T03:01:10.914Z
- Michigan–Western Michigan final-play review
Supports: Official conference video linked by the existing Football Zebras report. Shows the final-play sequence and clock review.
Big Ten Network · video · Added 2026-09-15T02:16:40.723Z
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Independent or official analysis may not yet be available. Evidence maturity does not determine whether the ruling was correct.
Origin: human. Reviewed 2026-09-09T03:01:11.925Z. Updated 2026-09-15T02:16:41.160Z. Publication does not declare the ruling incorrect. Incident JSON
Last verified: 2026-09-09T03:01:11.925763+00:00. Full structured record and history
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