The college football world is stunned at what unfolded in Ann Arbor.
Michigan struggled mightily against Western Michigan and the Broncos were on the verge of a major upset Saturday night, and it looked like it happened when the clock struck zero and the Broncos secured a 12-7 victory. However, the officials ruled there was still time on the clock, granting the Wolverines one last chance.
It did so, with Bryce Underwood connecting with JJ Buchanan on a 41-yard Hail Mary touchdown in a miracle finish for the Wolverines.
While there was plenty of jubilation for Michigan and no doubt the touchdown counted, many people questioned if the play should have happened in the first place,
given it seemed like Michigan ran out of time when it tried a Hail Mary the first time.
"Fortunately we had one second left," said Michigan coach Kyle Whittingham. "Bryce threw a perfect ball, JJ began to make a great catch. This is one for the history books right here."
It's resulted in plenty of people believing the Wolverines got bailed out against the MAC foe.
I can’t even watch this.
— Garrett Armbrust (@4thandsaturday) September 6, 2026
Western Michigan DOMINATED the game. (And won the game)
This is sickening. WMU was just robbed absolutely sickening.
Refs will never be held accountable. The game was over. THERE WAS ZERO TIME LEFT. SICKENING. pic.twitter.com/ZSsAz3LlBL
There just can’t be anyone who says this wasn’t a screw job. pic.twitter.com/U0DLU8Cu8y
— Big Cat (@BarstoolBigCat) September 6, 2026
THE MOST RIGGED ENDING EVER
— CFB Kings (@CFBKings) September 6, 2026
WHERE IS THE EXTRA SECOND? THE BALL IS STILL IN THE AIR.
WESTERN MICHIGAN WON THAT GAME. pic.twitter.com/JtIo61jcnx
AND THE GAME IS OVER! WESTERN MICHIGAN UPSETS MICHI—
— NFL Memes (@NFLMemes) September 6, 2026
The refs: pic.twitter.com/MRftzeo841
Final play should have NEVER HAPPENED. How do you justify putting 1 second back on when the ball is in MID AIR WITH 0 SECONDS pic.twitter.com/pzqbNTJBcp
— MattBeGreat (@mattbegreatyt) September 6, 2026
🚨THE GAME IS CLEARLY OVER AND THERE IS ZERO SECONDS LEFT ON THE CLOCK.
— MLFootball (@MLFootball) September 6, 2026
THIS IS 100% CHEATING BY THE REFS.
PHOTO: https://t.co/SLHMejSORZ pic.twitter.com/DUHOCO3wql
Not only that, but plenty of people then poked fun at Michigan fans for storming the field in a game it was expected to win.
Michigan is storming the field after beating a MAC school, genuinely embarrassing conference 💀 pic.twitter.com/L7jwUuv2Af
— Old Row Sports (@OldRowSports) September 6, 2026
Storming the field vs Western Michigan is the most embarrassing thing I’ve ever seen in my entire life. pic.twitter.com/vcb3RwugQc
— Ohio’s Tate (@OhioTate) September 6, 2026
Storming the field after beating Western Michigan is utterly insane https://t.co/zl98xWBjjG
— steele chambers (@steeleC22) September 6, 2026
This story will be updated.
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Michigan Hail Mary robs Western Michigan of upset: 'THE MOST RIGGED ENDING EVER'
