{
  "id": 6169451,
  "title": "Veteran coaches surprised that stadium clock was not official clock in wild Michigan win Saturday",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/07/veteran-coaches-surprised-that-stadium-clock-was-not-official-clock-6169451",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-07T20:23:01.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Associated Press",
    "slug": "associated-press",
    "url": "https://apnews.com/article/big-ten-replay-michigan-underwood-2b7df7a1b345589534f94012d86b02c0"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Veteran coaches Kyle Whittingham and Barry Odom were taken aback by the stadium clock's failure to show the official game time during Michigan's dramatic 13-12 victory over Western Michigan in a recent NCAA college football game. Whittingham, who made his debut as Michigan's head coach, and Odom, a former Missouri coach returning to his alma mater, expressed their surprise upon reviewing the incident on Monday. According to the refs, an additional second was added after time appeared to expire with Western Michigan leading 12-7. Michigan capitalized on this second chance with J.J. Buchanan scoring a 47-yard touchdown in the final moments to secure the surprising win. Whittingham acknowledged the conference's advanced technology system, the Hawkeye system, which is designed to ensure accurate game timing.",
  "summary": "Longtime coach Kyle Whittingham was unaware the stadium clock he watched Saturday night at Michigan might not reflect the official game time. Purdue coach Barry Odom also was caught off…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "Veteran coaches surprised that stadium clock was not official clock in wild Michigan win Saturday",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/07/veteran-coaches-surprised-that-stadium-clock-was-not-official-clock",
        "published": "2026-09-07T20:01:56.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Yahoo Sports",
        "title": "After Michigan clock debacle, Nick Wright declares instant replay is bad ‘in all of its forms’",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/08/after-michigan-clock-debacle-nick-wright-declares-instant-replay-is",
        "published": "2026-09-08T00:00:47.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}