{"id":261287,"date":"2026-09-06T18:18:46","date_gmt":"2026-09-06T18:18:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/09\/06\/big-ten-provides-statement-on-controversial-michigan-western-michigan-ending-but-its-insufficient\/"},"modified":"2026-09-06T18:18:46","modified_gmt":"2026-09-06T18:18:46","slug":"big-ten-provides-statement-on-controversial-michigan-western-michigan-ending-but-its-insufficient","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/09\/06\/big-ten-provides-statement-on-controversial-michigan-western-michigan-ending-but-its-insufficient\/","title":{"rendered":"Big Ten provides statement on controversial Michigan-Western Michigan ending, but it&#8217;s insufficient"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>The Big Ten released a statement following the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yardbarker.com\/colleges\/michigan_wolverines\/44\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Michigan Wolverines&#8217;<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.yardbarker.com\/college_football\/articles\/cfb_week_1_winners_losers_lsu_dominates_in_lane_kiffins_debut_controversial_michigan_win_causes_uproar\/s1_13132_44263705\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">controversial<\/a> 13-12 home win over the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yardbarker.com\/colleges\/western_michigan_broncos\/288\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Western Michigan Broncos\u00a0<\/a>on Saturday. Many will find the explanation insufficient.\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2>Big Ten, MAC release statements on controversial ending\u00a0<\/h2>\n<p>On a 2nd-and-10 Late in the fourth quarter of Saturday&#8217;s contest, Michigan quarterback Bryce Underwood fired a deep pass intended for wide receiver Andrew Marsh. Although it appeared that time had expired, the officiating crew ruled that one second remained after reviewing the play. Underwood then launched a 47-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver JJ Buchanan, giving the Wolverines the win.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The Big Ten shared a video of Western Michigan safety Micah Davis (No. 18) touching the ball with one second left on the Wolverines&#8217; stadium clock. By rule, if a player who&#8217;s out of bounds touches the ball with one second left, the time remains on the clock.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Following video review, it was determined Western Michigan No. 18 started his jump from an established out-of-bounds position (left foot) and made contact with the ball with one second remaining on the clock,&#8221; the conference said.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script type=\"text\/plain\" class=\"optanon-category-C0004\">\n    !function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s)\n    {if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?\n    n.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};\n    if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';\n    n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;\n    t.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n    s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s)}(window, document,'script',\n    'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\n    fbq('init', '1324276914788316');\n    fbq('track', 'PageView');\n  <\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yardbarker.com\/college_football\/articles\/big_ten_provides_statement_on_controversial_michigan_western_michigan_ending_but_its_insufficient\/s1_13132_44266446\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Big Ten released a statement following the Michigan Wolverines&#8217; controversial 13-12 home win over the Western Michigan Broncos\u00a0on Saturday. 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