EAST LANSING — Hall, no.

Michigan State football had a would-be forced fumble by Malcolm Bell and recovery by Jordan Hall negated by a controversial penalty early in the third quarter and Michigan football went on to score, en route to a 31-20 victory at Spartan Stadium on Saturday, Oct. 25.

Bell appeared to have timed the snap and got to Michigan QB Bryce Underwood 19 yards back, forcing a fumble that Hall recovered to give the Spartans the ball on U-M’s side of the field, trailing 10-7. But after the play, Bell was flagged for offsides on a call NBC’s refereeing expert disagreed with .

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