Western Michigan, AP Poll and Hail Mary pass
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The MAC says that replay officials didn't properly follow protocol.
Week 1 of the 2026 college football season was full of surprises, great games and performances worth celebrating.
Underwood's 47-yard Hail Mary to Buchanan gave the Wolverines a 13-12 victory against Western Michigan at Michigan Stadium – albeit one shrouded in the controversy that followed. Did time expire? Why was one second put back on the clock? This will not be considered a "magical moment" outside of Ann Arbor, Mich.
Michigan’s football team beat Western Michigan 13-12 in Week 1, but it didn’t impress Associated Press Top 25 poll voters. The Wolverines, who began the season ranked 16 th, fell out of the top 25 after needing a Hail Mary touchdown on the game’s ...
Craig Carton ripped Michigan fans for storming the field after Bryce Underwood's controversial Hail Mary barely beat Western Michigan 13-12.
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Bryce Underwood benching addressed by Michigan HC Whittingham after Hail Mary avoids upset vs. WMU
Bryce Underwood is Michigan's starting quarterback, but his grasp on that role is perhaps slipping somewhat after he struggled during Michigan's 13-12 win over Western Michigan that required a controversial Hail Mary to survive.
Western Michigan's last-second loss to Michigan on a Hail Mary after a controversial replay review granted the Wolverines an extra play was the biggest story of the college football weekend, but Western Michigan's conference isn't ready to let it go just yet.