Michigan somehow dodged a massive bullet this weekend, avoiding what would have been an absolute shocker of an upset against Western Michigan, but the way it went down? Man, Western Michigan fans have to be absolutely sick right now. This was the most controversial finish of the 2026 season so far, no doubt about it.
That Hail Mary That Wasn’t, Then Was
It all came down to one single, agonizing second. Western Michigan looked like they had pulled off a stunning upset in the Big House. Michigan’s final Hail Mary attempt had failed, the clock clearly hit zero, and the ball hadn’t even touched a player. Game over, right? Historic win for the Broncos! Not so fast, folks. The refs, somehow, somewhere, found a way to add one single second back onto the clock. Yeah, you read that right. One. Single. Second. And what happened in that extra blink of time? Michigan quarterback Bryce Underwood hit wide receiver JJ Buchanan for a jaw-dropping Hail Mary touchdown. Unbelievable.
“Wonky Clock Logic” Robs the Broncos
If you’re a Western Michigan fan, you just got robbed. Terry McAulay, the officiating expert from NBC Sports, tried to make sense of it all, suggesting there *might* have been a discrepancy between the stadium clock and the television clock. That’s the only “sensible answer” anyone can come up with. But let’s be real, that’s some seriously wonky clock logic to hand Michigan a game they had already lost. Western Michigan arguably got denied the biggest upset in their school’s history. What a brutal, brutal finish for the Broncos, who played their hearts out only to have it snatched away by a phantom second. You just hate to see it.
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Originally reported by Yahoo Sports.
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