1. Jaishawn Barham's targeting call was far to egregious
Instead of a strip sack that was promptly returned for six, which would have blown open the game, Barham was called for targeting against the defenseless quarterback and ejected. Three plays later, Jack Layne threw a pass that was not reviewed and resulted in a first down. It was bobbled and never secured. Moments later, Derrick Moore got a head start on defense, which continued New Mexico's drive. Then Jyaire Hill got penalized in the endzone on third and goal, giving the Lobos new life once again.
The targeting call was the beginning of a snowball effect that kept the drive alive and it went from 33-10 to 27-17 in an instant. Barham's call was disputed on social media and Charles Woodson even said that it was not targeting. In the postgame presser Sherrone Moore said he would appeal the call to try and make Barham available for the entire game next week in Norman.
For those counting, New Mexico was penalized one time for a five-yard false start, while Michigan football committed eight penalties for 65 yards. The officiating crew did no favors to the home crowd either, because they were from the Big Ten conference, too.