LSU Jumps to No. 8 as Oregon Falls to No. 6 in Week 2 Coaches Poll

Q: How did a controversial one-second clock adjustment save Michigan from a historic upset and alter the top 25 rankings?

Michigan was saved by a replay ruling that restored one second to the clock, giving the Wolverines one extra snap after what appeared to be the final play. On Bryce Underwood’s first Hail Mary, television replays seemed to show 0:00 before the ball was touched, and Western Michigan briefly celebrated an upset. But Big Ten replay officials said their review used the in-stadium game clock, not the TV graphic, and determined that Broncos defender Micah Davis touched the ball while out of bounds with 0:01 remaining. Under NCAA timing rules, that contact ended the play and stopped the clock with one second left. That single second changed everything. Instead of a 12-6 Western Michigan win, Underwood got a second Hail Mary attempt and hit J.J. Buchanan for a 47-yard touchdown, lifting Michigan to a 13-12 escape. The ruling prevented what would have been one of the program’s most embarrassing nonconference losses, widely compared to Michigan’s 2007 Appalachian State defeat. It also denied Western Michigan what would have been the first win in school history over a top-20 AP opponent. Even with the victory, the damage showed up in the rankings. Michigan’s shaky performance against a heavy underdog triggered the biggest fall in the new US LBM Coaches Poll, dropping the Wolverines from No. 16 to No. 24. Western Michigan, despite the loss, earned seven votes, reflecting how close it came to a landmark upset and how poorly Michigan played for most of the night.

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LSU climbed five spots to No. 8 in the Week 2 Coaches Poll after a 51-10 rout of Clemson, the biggest rise into the top 10 after Week 1.
Oregon took the sharpest top-10 hit, sliding from No. 2 to No. 6 after a 34-27 escape against Boise State and drawing only one first-place vote, down from six preseason.
Michigan stayed ranked at No. 24 but tumbled eight places following a shaky 13-12 win over Western Michigan, while Clemson fell out of the poll entirely.
Ohio State held No. 1 with 50 first-place votes, Georgia moved to No. 2, and Texas rose to No. 3—setting up a Week 2 clash between the top-ranked Buckeyes and No. 3 Longhorns.