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09/16 20:05 CDT NCAA admits replay errors, reiterates it cannot change result
of Western Michigan-Michigan game
NCAA admits replay errors, reiterates it cannot change result of Western
Michigan-Michigan game
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.
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.
The committee also reiterated what the NCAA said last week: It doesn't have the
authority to overturn the result.
"The committee consulted with national officiating leadership regarding the
instant replay protocols," the committee said in a 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. "Had the protocols been followed, the outcome of the game
would have been different."
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.
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.
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.
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