--- title: NCAA Final Four: Watch a Michigan State Fan Propose to Allie LaForce description: He even pretended to offer her a ring canonical: https://time.com/3771613/live-proposal-michigan-state/ author: Justin Worland article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2015-04-05T16:47:40.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:18:22.299Z og:title: Watch a Michigan State Fan Propose to a Reporter on Live TV og:description: He even pretended to offer her a ring og:url: https://time.com/3771613/live-proposal-michigan-state/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: TIME og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Watch a Michigan State Fan Propose to a Reporter on Live TV twitter:description: He even pretended to offer her a ring twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- # Watch a Michigan State Fan Propose to a Reporter on Live TV > Sponsored content. 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LaForce was reporting on that afternoon’s Michigan State-Duke game when the man tapped her arm, got down on one knee and pretended to offer a ring. “I’m sorry, yes can I help—,” she says as he kneels, followed by a quick “Okey dokey! I believe we’re getting a proposal here.” LaForce, who is married, laughed it off and asked her on-air team about their thoughts. One replied: “I think we should call your husband.” The proposal didn’t quite work out. 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