MAC Appeals Michigan-WMU Result, Asks NCAA To Declare Broncos Winner

The MAC filed an appeal Tuesday regarding the outcome of the Michigan-Western Michigan football game, which Michigan won 13-12 on a Hail Mary pass after the replay official added one second back on the clock. The stadium clock and TV feed both showed zeroes when the first Hail Mary was thrown, but the Big Ten replay crew relied on a separate clock in their system, allowing the additional play.

'After further study and investigation, it is now evident that replay protocol was not properly followed,' MAC Commissioner Jon Steinbrecher said. According to established protocol, the game clock displayed on the program feed should be used, not the clock within the replay system. 'Had the protocol been properly followed and the program-feed clock been used, no additional play would have been awarded, and Western Michigan would have won the game, 12–7,' Steinbrecher stated. newsbetting.club