Here are the best memes from the controversial Michigan-Western Michigan finish originally appeared on The Sporting News.
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One of the main indicators that college football is indeed back comes from activity not found on the gridiron. Controversy and memes intertwine with collegiate football each season, and Week 1 kept that trend going.
While the clock read all zeroes during the Michigan Wolverines-Western Michigan Broncos game, a second was added back onto the time after a review indicated that the ball was somehow still in play despite a Western Michigan defender touching it when the NBC broadcast featured a triple goose egg in terms of time remaining. One Bryce Underwood throw later, and the rest was history.
With all that being said, here are some of the funniest memes regarding Saturday night’s chaos in Ann Arbor.
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Best Michigan-Western Michigan memes
In the current college football landscape, conferences are at the forefront of fun poking. One user joked about the Big Ten having separate out-of-bounds lines compared to the rest of the collegiate sphere, while another called for a replay of the BYU and Coastal Carolina bout from the 2020 season.
The Big10 has decided to be proactive in case any further replay confusion pops up this season. pic.twitter.com/Uoqh2n4UqO
— Sporty (@SportyMcSports) September 6, 2026
In a STUNNING reversal, the FBS Independents Council has reviewed the final play of BYU vs Coastal Carolina (2020) game and determined that there was in fact still 1 second left on the clock.
Both teams will meet this Wednesday afternoon to play the REAL final snap. pic.twitter.com/dOkLCLFYfM
— Orchrd (@OrchrdSports) September 6, 2026
🚨 BREAKING 🚨: BIG 10 officials have found an extra 15 minutes of time of the clock from the 2022 Fiesta Bowl. Michigan will continue play vs TCU Monday at 8pm EST. pic.twitter.com/q7O0HJ4MYP
— Skip Zotode – CNN College Football (@hornedschizos) September 6, 2026
ohhhhhhhh it was the secret clock, not the broadcast clock pic.twitter.com/llTN8cGsq7
— joey spartan (or Salt🧂) (@saltysparty) September 6, 2026
Next week, the Oklahoma Sooners will head up to Michigan to face the Wolverines. One fan gave coach Brent Venables and Co. a fair warning about the time change as they head north.
PSA for all Sooner fans headed to Michigan pic.twitter.com/kQWkDOdcUz
— Donna K. Riley (@dkriley1018) September 6, 2026
Two Western Michigan fans were captured in utter disbelief at the events they watched unfold before their eyes. In a sea of maize and blue, check out the Western Michigan duo’s reactions.
The camera pan to those two Western Michigan fans is gonna be a meme, I can see it pic.twitter.com/RLQ2spv8qB
— Knicks Memes (@KnicksMemes) September 6, 2026
Here are some more memes that are worthy of recognition from last night’s time debacle (or miracle):
“We hence forth do NOT recognize Michigan’s “win” last night” pic.twitter.com/MEC0Y3kFt7
— CFB Memes (@CFBMemes) September 6, 2026
The ref who threw 1 second back on the clock heading into the Michigan locker room postgame to pick up his check pic.twitter.com/A3bozMUQjC
— NFL Memes (@NFLMemes) September 6, 2026
AND THE GAME IS OVER! WESTERN MICHIGAN UPSETS MICHI—
The refs: pic.twitter.com/MRftzeo841
— NFL Memes (@NFLMemes) September 6, 2026
Took this from TikTok. pic.twitter.com/7NqQbgWUBq
— Will Ojanen (@WillsWorldMN) September 6, 2026
Things that make zero sense pic.twitter.com/Tjun2gAuIG
— No Context SEC (@NoContextSEC) September 6, 2026
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