The article discusses three separate incidents from Labor Day weekend college football games: Michigan fans storming the field after beating Western Michigan, an Ole Miss fan going viral, and LSU players fighting with each other. The article does not provide specific numbers or statistics about the incidents, but focuses on the humor and entertainment value of the events. From a sports reporting perspective, the article is more lighthearted and humorous in tone, focusing on the absurdity and controversy surrounding these moments rather than providing a straightforward analysis or recapping the games.
Written by the local model on 2026-09-07,
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same event (that is the story summary below).
Story summary
The Western Michigan Broncos were on the verge of pulling off a massive upset against the Michigan Wolverines, but a clock controversy changed the course of the game. The Broncos thought they had secured a historic win when Bryce Underwood's Hail Mary attempt sailed out of bounds with zero seconds left on the clock. However, officials reviewed the play and determined that there was still one second remaining, allowing Michigan another chance to score.
In the end, Underwood connected with J.J. Buchanan for a 47-yard touchdown pass, lifting Michigan to a 13-12 win over Western Michigan. The decision to put one second back on the clock has been widely criticized, with many calling it a "cover-your-ass" move by the Big Ten league office.
The incident sparked controversy and debate among fans, officials, and analysts, with some questioning whether Michigan would have been given another chance to score if they had missed the second Hail Mary attempt. The game was marked by a series of bizarre events, including Michigan fans storming the field in celebration after the win.
Written for “Michigan-Western Michigan Controversy” on 2026-09-07,
grounded in this article and the 5 other(s) covering the same event.
The sun is shining, the birds are chirping their little hearts out and we get this edition of Labor Day Monday Screencaps rolling with a recap of a weekend that will be remembered as the weekend where we learned that the clock that we see during football games isn't the official...official game clock, if you're watching Big Ten football.
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you → shin → football
Am I mad that Michigan won?
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Michigan → win → ?
I LOVE that Michigan won like that because of the mental gymnastics that these fans have going on in their heads.
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fans → love → heads
I LOVE that the supposedly smart Michigan students, the coastal elites, rushed the field after beating Western Michigan.
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students → love → Michigan
In fact, I'm tempted to get a photo of the field rush framed for my basement.
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photo → tempt → basement
Rockwell couldn't have painted it better.
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Rockwell → paint → it
– Anonymous writes: Michigan is to the point they can't help themselves from cheating - new coach, same old same old.
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they → write → themselves
If they'd missed that second Hail Mary, I have no doubt they would have gotten a third chance.
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they → miss → chance
No way the B1G 10 is allowing one of its four marquee programs to lose to second-tier school.
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one → allow → school
To be fair, Michigan didn't cheat.
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Michigan → cheat → ?
They just got the benefit of the super-secretive game clock that fans don't get to see.
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fans → get → that
This is absolutely the best thing that could ever happen this season to my profession.
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Do you realize how many game clock questions will be asked this season, especially late in games?
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questions → realize → games
This is the stuff that keeps my, and many, many others employed.
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It provides us with memes.
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It provides us with content for Dan Dakich to talk about.
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It provides us with content for months.
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And this keeps Bryce Underwood as the Michigan QB.
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this → keep → QB
Can u start a thread on your great website that asks why there are the decrepit retirees involved in rule explanations?
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that → start → explanations
They are not only wrong more often than one would expect; they offer nothing to improve the broadcasts, other than to allow me to say what dumb asses they are.
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I was completely shocked last night when Terry McAulay, working on Notre Dame's broadcast, actually said Notre Dame didn't deserve the ball after a punt fumble.
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Dame → work → fumble
I'm not a Notre Dame fan by any stretch, but it sure felt like the NBC crew was leaning towards Wisconsin early in that game.
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crew → feel → game
I couldn't have been the only one to catch that.
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I → catch → that
By the way, Labor Day weekend needs better matchups, but we're not going to get them.
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we → need → them
Indiana showed us the way by scheduling cupcakes for the first three weeks.
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Indiana → show → weeks
Look at what USC scheduled this fall.
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USC → look → what
If the goal is to just make the playoffs, why schedule tough out of the gates?
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Bonus: Remember when ESPN cameras would catch fans in the stands and Internet dorks didn't act like it was a crime against humanity?
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Guys, let's act like it's 2010 again.
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ESPN cameras spotting hot fans in the stands is NORMAL.
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I've seen too many Internet dorks banging on the cameraman for this shot.
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dorks → see → shot
This is the college football that I love.
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📩 Email: joe.kinsey@outkick.com Send photos, stories, tips, rants—whatever you've got.
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You guys need to start tagging me on content you're seeing.
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"Screencaps runs 7 days a week."
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Yeah, my ass it does.
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As always, I recommend you guys bookmark the Screencaps landing page.
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Now, SeanJo was on Sunday Screencaps duty and, for some reason, the post didn't end up on the landing page.
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Not sure what happened there, but SeanJo definitely showed up for work.
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– Tom T. reacts to Marc's outburst:
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