For moments on Saturday, it looked like the Oregon Ducks could be victims of the first major upset of the college football season against Boise State. The 2nd ranked Ducks instead battled to hang on, taking a 7-point lead in the 4th quarter and getting the defensive stops needed to secure a win.
While the Ducks didn’t play their best game, things could’ve been worse for Oregon. Michigan for example was gifted a win over Western Michigan because the officials somehow decided that 1 second should be added back onto the clock allowing the Wolverines to win on a Hail Mary.
The mind-blowing, controversial Western Michigan-Michigan finish. Noah Eagle, Todd Blackledge, and rules analyst Terry McAulay have the commentary on the stunning scene for NBC. 🏈🦓🎙️ pic.twitter.com/n9YE3OpXde
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Dave Portnoy blasts Oregon in attempts to make Michigan’s gifted win look better
Big Noon Kickoff contributor and Barstool Sports founder Dave Portnoy is probably the biggest Michigan Wolverines fan in the media. Portnoy was publicly involved in getting Bryce Underwood to flip from LSU to Michigan so he was certainly going through it on Saturday Night as his prized QB struggled like we saw last season…