College football is back, though the first couple of weeks have been rough. It’s nothing unusual: some top programs play these Saint Mary’s of the blind, deaf, and dumb teams to kick off the year. Hence, the blowout city we’ve seen over the past 10 days or so. Yet this game between Michigan and Western Michigan will be talked about all season. And yes, it looks like Western Michigan got robbed, big league. How can this be when zero seconds were left on the clock?
The game was not some high-octane showdown. It was 9-7, Western Michigan, with about 3:10 left in the fourth quarter. Michigan quarterback Bryan Underwood fumbled the ball before the two-minute timeout, and Western Michigan recovered it. They kicked another field goal. The drive by Michigan is where things get iffy. Underwood launched the ball toward the end zone. Time had clearly expired, and the play was broken up by Western Michigan, but an official review put one second back on the clock, and this time Underwood connected for the walk-off touchdown. In real time, the announcers and everyone were saying the game was over before the official review.
There must be an investigation:
Western Michigan was CLEARLY ROBBED pic.twitter.com/UEMyQ7EFSd
— Warren Sharp (@SharpFootball) September 6, 2026
"Western Michigan got robbed ... I don't get it!"@RJ_cfb pic.twitter.com/iJzbw0D7KI
— CBS Sports College Football 🏈 (@CBSSportsCFB) September 6, 2026
The clock ran out! Giving Michigan an extra second there was a high crime and misdemeanor. https://t.co/QfIDN9Fkv1
— Clay Travis (@ClayTravis) September 6, 2026
That extra second will be the most scrutinized second in college football this weekend. What a stunning scene in Ann Arbor. https://t.co/guXLDwstF3
— Pete Thamel (@PeteThamel) September 6, 2026
This might be the greatest robbery in NCAA football history.
— Fran Fraschilla (@franfraschilla) September 6, 2026
— ZAE⚡️ (@ZaeMcGuire) September 6, 2026
Stunk for decades before the cheating.
— Justin Spiro (@DarkoStateNews) September 6, 2026
Cheated for 3 years, won.
Stopped cheating, immediately bad again.
Cry if you want, that’s what happened.
We're not going to see a funnier win all season than what Michigan just accomplished.
— David Ubben (@davidubben) September 6, 2026
I mean, that’s just good ole’ fashioned rigging.
UPDATE: They stormed the field. LOL
Michigan is storming the field after beating a MAC school, genuinely embarrassing conference 💀 pic.twitter.com/L7jwUuv2Af
— Old Row Sports (@OldRowSports) September 6, 2026
UPDATE II: So, NBC's clock was different? Robbery in Ann Arbor:
This statement contradicts itself. We all saw the clock at zero without the ball being touched. If the clocks are synced, how is that possible? And why is this the footage used? And where is this clock from? They spent hours on this and it still doesn’t add up. https://t.co/2sLSOxisHE
— Clay Travis (@ClayTravis) September 6, 2026
🚨🚨CBS DELETED THIS CLIP🚨🚨
— MLFootball (@MLFootball) September 6, 2026
CBS deleted a clip of its analysts saying what Western Michigan fans have been arguing on multiple platforms all night.
WESTERN MICHIGAN GOT ROBBED.
😳😳😳
This controversy is only getting bigger. pic.twitter.com/v6l7SFd9Yx https://t.co/SLHMejSORZ
Full statement from the Big Ten re: the Michigan-WMU ending: pic.twitter.com/4GVHde1fS1
— Nicole Auerbach (@NicoleAuerbach) September 6, 2026
Terry McAulay: "The ball isn't even close to touching a player when it goes to zero... Their Hawk-Eye system apparently had a different sync... I don't see how that happened, assuming our clock is correct... The ball is clearly still in the air when the clock goes to zero..." https://t.co/Krz3Dg5HTF pic.twitter.com/IcMjvHYaUo
— Awful Announcing (@awfulannouncing) September 6, 2026
Michigan head coach admitted after the game that there was no time left to the Western Michigan head coach:
— Hater Report (@HaterReport) September 6, 2026
“THERE WASN’T TIME.” pic.twitter.com/FlbLsxrkBP
