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The NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision Oversight Committee acknowledged that replay errors occurred in Western Michigan’s game against Michigan on September 5, which affected the final result. The committee confirmed that if proper protocols were followed, the game’s outcome would have been different. However, despite recognizing the mistake, the NCAA stated it lacks the authority to change the game's official result due to existing playing rules and oversight limitations.
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The NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision Oversight Committee admitted Wednesday that proper replay protocols were not followed during Michigan's Hail Mary win against Western Michigan on September 5. The committee determined that if the correct procedures had been adhered to, the game's outcome would have been different. Michigan won the contest with a final score of 13-12, after a replay official incorrectly added an extra second back onto the clock when Wolverines quarterback Bryce Underwood's initial pass attempt was ruled incomplete. Despite acknowledging the error, the NCAA stated it lacks the authority to change the game’s result. The Mid-American Conference initially accepted the Big Ten's explanation for the play but later joined Western Michigan in questioning the ruling.
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INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Western Michigan and its conference have insisted Michigan should not have been given an extra second in its dramatic win over the Broncos two weeks ago.
asserted
Michigan → insist → Broncos
The NCAA agrees, but said it can’t do anything about it.
The NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision Oversight Committee announced Wednesday that proper replay protocols weren’t followed in Michigan’s Hail Mary win, altering the outcome of the game.
asserted
protocols → agree → game
The committee also reiterated what the NCAA said last week: It doesn’t have the authority to overturn the result.
asserted
It → reiterate → result
“The committee consulted with national officiating leadership regarding the instant replay protocols,” the committee said in a statement.
asserted
committee → consult → statement
“Based on that information, the committee agreed that the instant replay protocols were not followed in the contest’s second-to-last play,” the statement continued.
asserted
statement → base → play
“Had the protocols been followed, the outcome of the game would have been different.”
asserted
outcome → follow → game
Michigan, now ranked No. 19, won the Sept. 5 game 13-12 on a Hail Mary pass after the replay official had put 1 second back on the clock when Wolverines quarterback Bryce Underwood’s first try was incomplete.
asserted
try → rank → clock
The Mid-American Conference initially accepted the Big Ten’s explanation of what happened at the end of the game, but joined Western Michigan in asking for the result to be overturned.
asserted
result → accept → Michigan
A few hours later, the NCAA said the result would stand, noting its playing rules do not have a protocol for overturning the outcome of a game and the oversight committee does not have the authority to do so, which it confirmed again on Wednesday.
“The playing rules governing the result of a contest are clear: once the referee declares a contest to be final, no appeal of the outcome is permitted, according to (rules),” the committee said.
uncertain
committee → say → rules
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