Mid-American Conference ने Western Michigan aur Michigan ke beech Saturday raat ke match ke result ki appeal ki hai, NCAA aur College Football Playoff se request ki hai ki replay protocol error ke karan Broncos jeetenaar maanenge. MAC commissioner Jon A. Steinbrecher ne kaha hai ki replay protocol sahi tarike se nahi nikalaya gaya, replay official ne Bryce Underwood ke Hail Mary touchdown pass ke baad ek second clock mein wapas daal diya jo poori tarah se end zone se bahar lag raha tha.

Michigan jeet gaya 13-12 is play se. Steinbrecher ne maana hai ki Oversight Committee normally results nahi badalte, lekin unhone kaha ki conditions extraordinary the, final outcome seedha replay officiating error se affect hua tha. Big Ten apni stance badle bina, replay officials ke determination ke saath khadi rahi.

NCAA ne kaha hai ki uske football playing rules mein game outcomes overturn karne ka koi mechanism nahi hai, aur FBS oversight committee ke paas results reverse karne ki power nahi hai, referring to NCAA rulebook Articles 3 aur 9. ESPN ne Ron Snodgrass se lekar NCAA national coordinator of officials ka ek memo obtain kiya hai, jo standard timing protocol guidance establish karta hai, bataya hai ki agar uska paalan kiya jata to Western Michigan jeet jata. Steinbrecher ne bhi CFP executive director Rich Clark ko appeal kiya hai ki WMU ko actual winner maanenge evaluation ke liye, aur CFP ne receipt confirm kiya aur ongoing review chal raha hai.