A clockwork blue, plus Oregon survives a major scare

The Pulse Newsletter 📣 | This is The Athletic’s daily sports newsletter. Sign up here to receive The Pulse directly in your inbox.Good morning! Don’t bother trying to look tougher than this today. Inside: 〽️ Safe harbor in Ann Arbor 🦆 Oregon’s escape 🎾 A U.S. Open thriller College Football: An averted upset that shocks the conscienceLast night, No. 16 Michigan appeared to suffer a Week 1 home loss that was far worse than the program’s infamous 2007 defeat to three-peating Division 1-AA champion Appalachian State. The game had ended, as far as almost everyone thought. But the people responsible for video review decided Michigan had not lost to Western Michigan. That miracle preceded a second, when QB Bryce Underwood threw a heave into the end zone that receiver JJ Buchanan caught. The fi