The Mid-Atlantic Conference has submitted a formal appeal to recognize the Western Michigan Broncos as the winner of Saturday night's matchup against the Big Ten's Michigan Wolverines. The MAC issued a statement regarding its formal action on Tuesday, stating “replay protocol was not properly followed” by the officiating crew in Ann Arbor. The officiating crew deemed that one second should be added back onto the clock after what was originally believed to be a game-winning defensive play for the Broncos.
The Wolverines then completed a miraculous Hail Mary touchdown to secure a 13-12 victory. Instead, the Big Ten Conference replay crew relied upon the clock feed embedded within its replay system. As a result, one second was placed back on the game clock, and an additional play was awarded,” MAC commissioner Dr.
Jon Steinbrecher said in a statement. "It was an error in the application of the established replay protocol governing this specific end-of-game timing situation. Had the protocol been properly followed and the program-feed clock been used, no additional play would have been awarded, and Western Michigan would have won the game, 12–7." “As a result, the Mid-American Conference has submitted formal appeals to the NCAA FBS Oversight Committee and the College Football Playoff," he added.
"The MAC is requesting that those bodies recognize Western Michigan as the actual winner of the game for purposes of their respective rankings, evaluations, and selection deliberations, and take such other corrective action as may be within their authority.”
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