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Michigan survives Hail Mary, Big Ten upholds clock call

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Michigan got a second chance at a Hail Mary and connected in a 13-12 stunner over Western Michigan on Saturday, after which the Big Ten confirmed that officials correctly added time back on the clock to give the Wolverines another shot.

On what seemed to be the final play of the game, Underwood chucked a Hail Mary pass that sailed beyond the end zone and into the arms of a Broncos defender. TV replays appeared to show the clock hitting zero with the ball still in the air, but officials ruled there was a second still to play.

The Big Ten stood by the review in a statement released two hours after the game, when it also published a recording of the replay as it was reviewed by the officials that showed the game clock at one second when the ball was touched by Western Michigan's Micah Davis.

JJ Buchanan pulled in Underwood's 47-yard, second-chance miracle heave for a game-ending touchdown, and the Wolverines escaped with a 13-12 win over the Broncos on Saturday night in coach Kyle Whittingham's Michigan debut.