An in-depth investigation by Big Ten head of officials Bill Carollo and the Chicago Tribune determined that there wasn’t enough evidence to overturn the spot on J.T. Barrett’s 4th-and-1 rush during Ohio State’s 30-27 double overtime victory against Michigan on Nov. 26. That, among other things from the epic battle between the two rivals were debunked in columnist Teddy Greenstein's deep look into The Game's manifest.
Here is a breakdown of the second-to-last play of the game, just before Curtis Samuel raced around left end untouched and into the end zone to send the Buckeyes to the College Football Playoff:
And on the game's most controversial play — The Spot — Barrett was ruled on the field to have broken the plane of the 15-yard line when a Michigan defender contacted him.