The Gophers had scored 14 straight points to cut Michigan’s lead to 27-24 on Saturday when Matt Kingsbury was called offsides on an onside kick attempt with 1:37 remaining in the game. Minnesota had recovered the kick and would have had possession at the Wolverines’ 39.

Michigan was on verge of major collapse vs. Minnesota, but got generous offsides call on onside kick that Chris Petersen, Mike Pereira said was wrong.

The Wolverines survived a late scare after a successful Gophers onside kick was negated because of an offsides penalty.

There have been some pretty bad calls made by officials over the years, but the egregious nature of the onside kick recovery penalty in the Michigan vs. Minnesota game is up there with the worst of them.

After having a two-score lead at halftime three games in a row, the Michigan Wolverines have struggled mightily to close those games out. Sherrone Moore and his team need to be better in the second half moving forward,

Virginia Tech’s overturned Hail Mary touchdown on Friday may not have been the worst referee call in Week 5. On Saturday, Minnesota saw their comeback bid against Michigan wiped out by a phantom offside penalty on a recovered onside kick in the game’s final moments.

The Wolverines went into halftime up 21-3 but after Minnesota dominated the second half, the Wolverines got out alive with a 27-24 win. Quarterback Alex Orji threw his first interception of the season and the Wolverines were outgained by Minnesota,

From a big lead to a nail-biter, Michigan’s showing against Minnesota had many ups and downs. We evaluate the biggest takeaways from the win.