Mere weeks into the 2026 college football season, we might have already seen the most chaotic ending of the fall, bringing delight for Michigan fans and agony for Western Michigan supporters. At least some folks in the Broncos' public safety department, however, have found humor in their team's brutal defeat.
On Saturday night, Western Michigan came seconds away from pulling off an iconic upset of Michigan at the Big House. In fact, the Broncos came less than one second away -- before a dramatic plot twist had other plans.
With the clock running out on the Wolverines' last-gasp drive, Bryce Underwood sent a Hail Mary heave toward the end zone that fell incomplete. The clock on the NBC game broadcast showed all zeros, and celebrations on the Broncos' sideline ensued -- but they didn't last. The potential game-ending play was reviewed, during which officials determined that there was still a second left to play, as an out-of-bounds Western Michigan defender made contact with the ball with time remaining on the official game clock, thus ending the play and preserving time for an extra snap.
Michigan made the most of the lifeline. Underwood's second-chance launch toward the end zone was caught by JJ Buchanan for the winning touchdown.
Unsurprisingly, plenty of Broncos fans left Saturday night frustrated with the result and the convoluted review process -- including, evidently, folks at Western Michigan's department of public safety.
On Sunday morning, WMU Public Safety took to Facebook to promote its public online crime log for the school's campus ... and provided a fictional example of such a log entry in the process.
"And speaking of reported crimes... after further review of last night's game, it appears we have one more to add from the weekend," the account wrote. "The 'robbery' entry is a joke and is NOT an actual crime log entry, police report, criminal allegation, or warrant request. The alleged robbery remains a matter of public opinion.
In addition to the fictional crime's nature (robbery), WMU Public Safety's humorous report also includes a reported date and time (10:53 p.m. on Sept. 5), general location (Michigan Stadium) and disposition ("Suspect: NCAA[,] Big Ten Officials[.] Warrant Requested").
The Broncos will look to turn the page on the difficult ending in Week 2 against Monmouth in Kalamazoo -- though the MAC isn't done yet. On Wednesday, the conference announced it would be formally appealing to the FBS oversight committee and the CFP "requesting that those bodies recognize Western Michigan as the actual winner of the game for purposes of their respective rankings, evaluations and selection deliberations, and take such other corrective action as may be within their authority."
