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“Huskies Got Cheated”: Referees Accused of Favouring Jim Harbaugh & Co. as Fans Point Out Highly Controversial Calls

Published 01/09/2024, 1:48 AM EST

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The big news coming out from the NCAA is that the Michigan Wolverines have won the title. They’ve done with some grand style as the Huskies were toppled with a 34-13 margin. Jim Harbaugh and his boys rattled the opposition at the NRG Stadium and the Washington fans were berated.

There was no competition as such since the Wolverines marked their dominance with regular touchdowns and applying pressure. While there were no strong emotions shown by the players, the fans online didn’t hold back. One of the moments came under further scrutiny as the game touched a tipping point with“suspect referring”.

Suspect referring takes center-stage as Jim Harbaugh’s side wins the championship title

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The final game between Michigan Wolverines and Washington Huskies was all a one-way traffic. The Wolverines never gave any chances for the Huskies to gain a stranglehold of the game. Despite being a clean game, there was one moment in the second quarter that caught the ire of fans. A Washington fan believed that during the third quarter, Michigan’s defenses held the line and engaged in some unfair practices. This isn’t the first instance of Michigan being questioned for going against the rulebooks.

 

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This isn’t the first instance of Michigan being questioned for going against the rulebooks.

 

Furthermore, the fans claimed that the Wolverines’ defensive backs were catching hold of their offenses by grabbing their jerseys. They’ve now launched a scathing online attack on Michigan and even gone on to post big claims about cheating! One of the fans was overcome with emotions and even went on to call a major move the “play of the game”. What was he referring to? Let’s find out!

Huskies fans tear apart Michigan with “cheating” claims as Harbaugh’s team wins

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The 2023/24 CFP national championship finals were a one-sided affair. Though the Huskies did make a comeback in the third quarter, by then the damage by Michigan was already done. As the Wolverines celebrated their dominant win, the Washington fans pointed out an incident of suspect refereeing. One of the fans going by the name of Ivan even called out the moment as “Play of the game! Huskies got cheated”

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The Yeah! Revolution wrote- “This is a great example of why I don’t watch sports anymore. Team makes a huge play at a critical moment in the game and it’s nullified because of a “penalty”. Lame.” Another fan too pointed out the same saying- “definitely a weak call considering what hasn’t been called on Michigan.” An account by the name of Wolverine CC commented- “rofl” giving their reaction to the play.

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Send us your views regarding the controversial play- was the move valid or not?

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