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Clockgate
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English
2001 Michigan vs. Michigan State football game
Etymology
From en clock gate.
Proper noun
en US American football informal The controversy around the Michigan vs. Michigan State football game of November 3, 2001, in which the ball was spiked with one second remaining visible on the clock.