Football

9/9/2026 |  Michigan won the game on a Hail Mary and got dropped out of the AP Top 25 anyway. Why? (Associated Press (AP)) Michigan won the game against Western Michigan but lost most of its support in The Associated Press Top 25 college football poll.
Just like many viewers Saturday night, Top 25 voters were confused when one second was put back on the clock after it appeared time had run out at Michigan Stadium. And they were dazed when JJ Buchanan came down with Bryce Underwood’s second Hail Mary pass to turn the four-touchdown-underdog Broncos’ 12-7 upset into a 13-12 loss.

9/9/2026 |  LSU cracks top 10, Oregon slips and Wolverines fall out of AP Top 25 after second-chance Hail Mary (Associated Press (AP)) LSU jumped back into the top 10 in the first Associated Press Top 25 college football poll of the regular season on Tuesday, Oregon slipped out of the top five and Michigan fell out of the rankings altogether after it needed a second-chance Hail Mary try at home to beat Western Michigan.

9/9/2026 |  As SEC Threatens to Expel LSU, Kiffin Keeps Former NFL Players Off Final Roster (Athletic Business) Two former NFL players who were attempting to play for Louisiana State University this fall are not part of the Tigers' final 105-man roster after all.

9/9/2026 |  NCAA Rejects Appeal to Overturn Winner of WMU-Michigan Game Amid Replay Footage Debate (Athletic Business) Western Michigan University believes it should have won Saturday’s football game against the University of Michigan, and the Mid-American Conference agrees, asking the NCAA and CFP to overturn the game’s results and recognize the Broncos as the winner. 

9/9/2026 |  MAC urges CFP, NCAA to recognize Western Michigan as winner over Michigan after controversial ending (CBS Sports) In the wake of Western Michigan's controversial Hail Mary loss at Michigan over the weekend and the fallout that has ensued, the MAC is asking the NCAA FBS Oversight Committee and College Football Playoff to consider recognizing the Broncos as the actual winner of the contest during the evaluation and deliberation process when ranking teams for the postseason this fall.