Big 12 Admits BYU TD Was Wrong, Says Arizona State Should Have Faced 3rd-and-goal at 2
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Updated · Fox News · Nov 2
Big 12 Admits BYU TD Was Wrong, Says Arizona State Should Have Faced 3rd-and-goal at 2
3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Nov 2
Summary
The Big 12 said replay officials wrongly awarded BYU a touchdown in its Halloween game against Arizona State after a whistle had already blown on Bear Bachmeier’s goal-line fumble.
Conference officials said the correct ruling was BYU ball on third-and-goal from the 2-yard line, because Sione Moa could recover the fumble but could not advance it for a score after the play was ruled dead.
Arizona State coach Kenny Dillingham argued during and after the game that the ball should not have been advanced, directing frustration at the replay decision rather than the on-field crew.
The admission adds to a string of recent BYU officiating controversies, including the Big 12 acknowledging 1 second remained after Notre Dame’s final incompletion and criticism of a late clock ruling in BYU’s loss at UCF.
The error lands ahead of No. 7 BYU’s rivalry game at No. 3 Utah, with Utah 5-0 and both BYU and Texas Tech 4-1 in a tight Big 12 race.