to the reversed course and asked for an appeal — which Kavalhuna backed in a separate statement — over the end of the game that provided the to throw a game-winning Hail Mary touchdown.
Now, on Wednesday, Sept. 9, the Western Michigan president is saying the Broncos won their Week 1 game at Michigan Stadium despite what the final box score shows.
REQUIRED READING: that Big Ten officials and the replay booth didn't use the proper protocol when adding 1 second back on the game clock.
"The established replay protocol requires that the game clock displayed on the program feed be used in determining whether time remained," MAC Commissioner John Steinbrecher
Kavalhuna told CBS regarding the appeal: "I've said it from Saturday night on, it was very clear which football team was better. And there were two good football teams out there. And on that point that Steinbrecher mentioned, yeah, we think it's the right thing to do. If you're looking at who gets in and out of the College Football Playoff, that game can be seen as Western Michigan was the better of the two football teams. " REQUIRED READING: of the NCAA Football Rulebook. Western Michigan received seven votes in the updated heading into Week 2 of the season, while Michigan received enough votes to remain in the top 25. The Wolverines did drop eight spots from No. 16 to No. 24 in the poll. The Broncos host Monmouth at 6:30 p.m. ET on Saturday, Sept. 12 while the Wolverines host No. 10 Oklahoma in Ann Arbor at noon ET. Be sure to check out USA TODAY Sports' new or download via .
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