Various differences exist between the NFL rulebook and the college football rules. One specific variation would have prevented the controversial outcome to Saturday night’s game between Western Michigan and Michigan.
The game-winning Hail Mary touchdown reception by J.J. Buchanan never would have happened under NFL rules, because NFL rules account for the possibility of a razor-thin margin between the clock being at one second and the clock showing triple zeroes.
From Rule 15, Article 9(b) of the official 2026 NFL rulebook: “An on-field ruling that time expired during or after the last play of any half, or of an overtime period in the regular…
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