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Ranking the 5 most improbable wins in Michigan Football history
In one of the most improbable and shocking wins in the program’s storied history, the Michigan Wolverines converted a miraculous Hail Mary to stun the Western Michigan Broncos as time expired in the season opener on Saturday. Where does the Miracle at Michigan Stadium stand in the most improbable wins ever? Here’s our list. Honorable […]
What we learned about Michigan Football in Week 1: It’s better to be lucky than good
It took a second chance at life and a Hail Mary for the Michigan Wolverines to beat the Western Michigan Broncos on Saturday night as 27.5-point favorites. What would have been the worst loss since Appalachian State was unjustly given to them by the football gods. Western Michigan possessed the ball for more than 40 […]
Out of the Blue: Michigan wins on the brink of death against Western Michigan
On today’s Out of the Blue podcast, the boys went LIVE moments after Michigan pulled off one of the most improbable victories in program history, defeating Western Michigan, 13-12, on a last-second Hail Mary. Jared and Andrew scrap the notes they had planned for the episode and fire from the hip in this emotionally charged […]
Michigan Football drops in ESPN FPI Rankings after WMU upset scare
Like all of us watching, ESPN’s College Football Power Index was not overly impressed with Michigan Football’s (1-0) narrow escape over Western Michigan (0-1) on Saturday night in Ann Arbor. The Wolverines deservedly dropped five spots to 20th overall in the rankings, with an 11.8 score, finding themselves sandwiched between BYU (14.1) and Pitt (11.6). […]
PFF grades, snap counts from Michigan’s narrow win over Western Michigan
Michigan’s 2026 season got off to about as dramatic a start as possible on Saturday night, as the Wolverines needed a 47-yard Hail Mary from Bryce Underwood to JJ Buchanan on the final play of the game to escape Western Michigan, 13-12. It certainly wasn’t the debut Kyle Whittingham and his staff envisioned. Michigan was […]
Michigan-WMU Hail Mary turned into instant classic t-shirt design
Michigan beat Western Michigan via an improbable Hail Mary on Saturday night — a 47-yard pass from Bryce Underwood to JJ Buchanan. And now there’s a really cool shirt to remember (fondly or negatively) the occasion. Our friends at Breaking T have a Hail Michigan shirt that has a diagram of the play. BUY HERE. […]
WMU HC Lance Taylor: ‘The refs did not cost us’ vs Michigan
For better or worse, the ending of the Michigan-Western Michigan game on Saturday night is the talk of college football today and will likely take up a ton of oxygen this week. The Hail Mary touchdown from Bryce Underwood to JJ Buchanan was an incredible play in and of itself, but the circumstances of said […]
Photo Gallery: Recruits take in Michigan Football’s season opening win
The first game of the season for Michigan Football saw a group of elite recruits come to campus. Various targets that visited who saw the game-ending thriller included a surprise appearance from a four-star linebacker, a four-star running back out of Ohio, a four-star Chicagoland offensive tackle who was offered on the day of his […]
JJ Buchanan breaks down ‘surreal’ game-winning TD in Michigan Football debut
In a postgame press conference, Michigan Wolverines wide receiver JJ Buchanan called his miraculous, game-winning play a “surreal moment” after he caught a 47-yard touchdown as time expired at Michigan Stadium on Saturday. “When I caught it, it was just relief,” Buchanan said. “It shouldn’t have been that close. It was just a surreal moment. […]
Kyle Whittingham evaluates Michigan QB Bryce Underwood’s ‘not outstanding’ game vs WMU
It was a hot start to season for Michigan quarterback Bryce Underwood, going 5-of-5 on Michigan’s first drive for 61 yards. Underwood capped off the opening drive with a QB sneak to put Michigan up 7-0. However, Michigan’s offense and Underwood became ineffective up until the last drive of the game. A 47-yard Hail Mary […]
Postgame Podcast: Reacting to Michigan’s controversial win vs WMU
The Michigan Wolverines opened the 2026 season in controversial fashion by beating Western Michigan at The Big House, 13-12, on Saturday night via a Hail Mary pass from Bryce Underwood to JJ Buchanan. On this week’s Postgame Podcast, Von Lozon reacts to the final play, as well as the entire game itself, and provides some […]
Handing out 4 game balls from Michigan Football’s win vs WMU
The Michigan Wolverines pulled off one of the most improbable wins in program history with a miraculous Hail Mary as time expired to beat the Western Michigan Broncos, 13-12. It was one of the more dramatic games in Michigan Stadium history, while also marking the debut of head coach Kyle Whittingham. Here are four players […]
Michigan fans react to Hail Mary win vs WMU to open 2026 season
It’s still a little tough to believe the Michigan Wolverines are 1-0 after a last-second win over Western Michigan. We asked the Maize n Brew community to sum up their reaction to the game in three words. You can still add your thoughts to the post on The Feed. Honestly, I was on social media […]
3 winners, 3 losers after Michigan’s last-second miracle win over Western Michigan
What just happened?! Michigan Football somehow managed to win its game over Western Michigan after the officiating crew added one second to the clock, giving the Wolverines one more play. QB Bryce Underwood threw it far enough, and WR JJ Buchanan went up and got it. The final score was 13-12. The performance was less […]
Western Michigan coach says clock ‘was past zeros’ on Michigan’s Hail Mary
On the NBC broadcast, it looked like Michigan’s Hail Mary attempt against Western Michigan resulted in an incompletion and the clock hitting zero. However, after review, a second was added back on the clock, and Michigan quarterback Bryce Underwood threw a 47-yard touchdown pass to JJ Buchanan on the Wolverines’ second Hail Mary attempt to […]
Position grades from Michigan’s win over Western Michigan
Michigan narrowly pulled off the victory on Saturday night, defeating Western Michigan by a 13-12 final score on a last-second Hail Mary. Across the board, this was a pretty disappointing game despite the victory. Here’s a look at each position group on the roster with grades for how each of them performed. Quarterback – D […]
Takeaways from Michigan’s Hail Mary win over Western Michigan
Michigan just beat Western Michigan 13-12. Here are key takeaways from the game. Bryce Underwood played poorly, but then came up clutch Underwood went 5-for-5 to start out the game. Michigan scored on their first drive, a QB sneak by Underwood. Things looked good, and the fans were hyped. However, that feeling didn’t last. Underwood’s […]
Michigan Football survives Western Michigan with miraculous Hail Mary
Miraculous. Shocking. Unbelievable. The Michigan Wolverines survived an upset scare from the Western Michigan Broncos with a stunning 13-12 win as J.J. Buchanan improbably grabbed a game-winning 47-yard touchdown at Michigan Stadium on Saturday. Here’s how it all went down. First quarter Michigan jumped out to a quick lead, putting together a 75-yard, 11-play drive […]
Social media reactions from Michigan’s Hail Mary win vs Western Michigan
The Michigan Wolverines beat the Western Michigan Broncos 13-12 on Saturday night. It was a crazy win, with one second left on the clock Michigan came from behind and won. Here are notable social media reactions from the game. New intro at The Big House Michigan’s offensive line isn’t exactly cohesive Heck of a catch […]
1 thing I loved, 1 thing I hated: Michigan Football vs Western Michigan
The Michigan Wolverines kicked off the Kyle Whittingham era in incredibly interesting fashion, beating the Western Michigan Broncos at home under the lights of Michigan Stadium on a Hail Mary from Bryce Underwood to JJ Buchanan on the final play of the game. Here is one thing I loved and one thing I hated during […]
Halftime Recruiting Intel: Michigan Football welcomes surprise visitor, top targets, more
Maize n Brew has the latest from The Big House, where Michigan Football and head coach Kyle Whittingham brought in priority targets and commits for the game against the Western Michigan Broncos. Peer Recruiting Efforts *** Let’s start with the 2027 commits who showed up for the opener. Three were spotted on the field during pregame […]
Game Thread: No. 16 Michigan Football vs Western Michigan
After an offseason filled with significant changes in Ann Arbor, the No. 16 Michigan Wolverines finally get their first opportunity to show what the program will look like under new head coach Kyle Whittingham. Michigan enters 2026 with plenty of familiar faces on the roster, but new coordinators, new schemes and renewed expectations following last […]
Uniform combo revealed for Michigan Football vs Western Michigan
As Michigan Football returns to action on Saturday against Western Michigan, it appears that we have our first uniform combo of the season. And it’s, uh, got people talking. Rumors have been circulating that the Wolverines will be suiting up in one of the biggest unicorns in their wardrobe — a maize-on-maize combo. Michigan has […]
3 Keys to Victory: Michigan Football vs Western Michigan
The Kyle Whittingham era of Michigan football is underway today. A revamped coaching staff with a mixture of old and new players alike will take the field together for the first time at Michigan Stadium. No. 16 Michigan will face Western Michigan in the 2026 season opener tonight. Here are the keys to victory for […]
Fans predict an undefeated September for Michigan Football
In the latest edition of SB Nation Reacts, we asked fans how many wins Michigan will have in September. Here are the results. 56% of fans believe Michigan will win all four of their games in September. All four games are at home, but the level of competition will vary. Games against Oklahoma and Iowa […]
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