The Big Ten will allow fans to listen and watch the replay discussions as they happen. Joseph Cress / For the Register via Imagn ImagesSept. 9, 2026 Updated 5:59 pm EDTThe Big Ten will expand its live instant replay look-in to all conference home games officiated by Big Ten referees, the league announced Wednesday, allowing fans to listen and watch the replay discussion as it happens.The move comes after days of backlash toward the Big Ten for Michigan’s last-second Hail Mary win over Western Michigan. Replay review put one second back on the clock based on the league’s own replay camera feed of the clock, rather than one used by NBC. The Big Ten released video and audio of the discussion two hours after the game ended.The ACC first added live replay look-in for select games last season. The Big Ten and Big 12 joined this year, with the Big Ten adding it only for Friday games with Big Ten officials. Now, that expands to most Big Ten home games. It will not include this weekend’s Oklahoma-Michigan game, which will have SEC officials. The SEC is the only Power 4 conference without live replay look-in.Western Michigan wants the Michigan Hail Mary overturnedChris VanniniThe Mid-American Conference on Tuesday argued in a statement that Big Ten officials did not follow proper protocol and that the TV program feed with the superimposed clock, which had expired, should have been used. The NCAA football rulebook allows a separate clock feed for replay, but that feed must also be available on TV. It’s unclear if NBC had access to the feed the Big Ten used to determine one second remained. The network did not respond to a request for clarification.
Big Ten expands live replay look-in to most home games, days after Michigan controversy
The move comes after days of backlash toward the Big Ten for Michigan’s last-second Hail Mary win over Western Michigan.














