FBS Committee Upholds Michigan's 13-12 Win Despite Replay Error That Would Have Changed Outcome

3 articles · Updated · NCAA.org · Sep 17

The FBS Oversight Committee said Michigan's Sept. 5 13-12 win over Western Michigan must stand, rejecting a Mid-American Conference request to overturn the result.
NCAA officials found replay protocols were not followed on the game's second-to-last play, and said a proper review would have produced a different outcome.
Rules 1-1-3-b and 5-2-9 bar any appeal once the referee declares a game final, leaving the committee without authority to change the score.
On Sept. 8, NCAA rules-editor Matt Young issued a timing interpretation directing replay officials to use the embedded broadcast game clock, or the on-screen clock if none is available.

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