Michigan deny minnows Western Michigan with controversial last-second Hail Mary
Underwood throws for for 47-yard winning score Officials put one second back on clock after review No 16 Wolverines survive in Whittingham debut Given an unlikely second chance at a game-ending Hail Mary, Bryce Underwood connected with JJ Buchanan for a 47-yard touchdown pass that lifted No 16 Michigan over Western Michigan 13-12 on Saturday night. The Wolverines were 27-and-a-hakf-point favorites in coach Kyle Whittingham’s debut. The Broncos thought they’d secured a historic upset when…
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Coverage at a glance
- First observed by CurrentWire: Sportsnet · Sep 5, 2026 at 11:14 PM ET
- Coverage span: 49 min
- Coverage: 3 reports from 2 independent publications
- Coverage growth: 1 → 2 publications in 1h 54m
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The GuardianTier B
Michigan deny minnows Western Michigan with controversial last-second Hail Mary(opens original report in a new tab)SportsnetTier B
Michigan avoids upset loss to Western Michigan with controversial Hail Mary(opens original report in a new tab)SportsnetTier B
Gotta See It: Michigan’s last-second Hail Mary stuns Western Michigan(opens original report in a new tab)Watch as an in-state battle between Michigan and Western Michigan comes to a stunning finish, as Michigan wideout JJ Buchanan hauls in a Hail Mary heave after one second was added back to the clock for a final play. — Sportsnet
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CurrentWire ranked this story 78.4 of 100 in the snapshot this page was rendered from.
- Freshness
- 30.9 of 35
- Source authority
- 14 of 20
- Coverage breadth
- 8.5 of 20
- Geographic relevance
- 10 of 10
- Story prominence
- 10 of 10
- Velocity
- 5 of 5
Strongest signal: geographic relevance, 10 of 10. How each signal is calculated.
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