Garrett Wilson didn’t need to watch the ending in Ann Arbor to have a strong opinion about it.
The former Ohio State wide receiver said he had tennis on instead when Jets reporters asked him about Michigan’s controversial Week 1 win over Western Michigan, but he wasn’t shocked by how the replay booth handled it.
“I mean, I didn’t watch it. I was watching tennis, honestly. But it doesn’t surprise me, them getting the nod on some BS,” Wilson said, smiling.
When a reporter told him the MAC had claimed the Big Ten failed to follow replay protocols and had urged the NCAA and CFP to recognize Western Michigan as the winner, Wilson kept smiling and kept leaning in.
“It’s too bad it wasn’t they refs on the game. Who were the refs?” he asked.
“The Big Ten,” the reporter replied.
“See?”
Wilson called it “crazy” that a nonconference game had Big Ten officials working it, and he also questioned whether Ohio State’s top-four matchup with Texas will be handled by a Big Ten or SEC crew. An Ohio State spokesperson told Eleven Warriors that neither conference has announced which officials will work that game. 11W also reached out to the Big Ten for confirmation Wednesday.
Michigan’s win didn’t stop the fallout. The Wolverines slid from No. 16 to unranked No. 28 in the Week 1 AP Poll, tying 2015 Auburn for the biggest drop by a winning team in AP Poll history.
Next up, Michigan gets No. 11 Oklahoma at the Big House this weekend. The Sooners are 5.5-point favorites, and the game is set for noon on FOX.
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