Another week, it looks like another officiating blunder in college football.
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“After. He just said, ‘great catch, ‘ but nothing else about the out of bounds or anything”, Reilly said about the a official said to him after the play.
“We don’t comment on judgment calls, but can confirm that proper technique was used, and provide additional information on instant replay”, conference spokesman Scott Chipman wrote in an email to The Associated Press.
Then the Buckeyes are the champs and (if/when they beat Iowa) will likely advance to the College Football Playoff based on its No. 3 spot in last week’s initial rankings. A quick recap: In Week 1, they lost on a last-second Hail Mary by BYU quarterback Tanner Mangum; in Week 3, they came back from 23 points down only to lose to Miami in overtime; in Week 5, they lost to IL on a touchdown pass with 10 seconds left; in Week 6, they lost to Wisconsin on a field goal with four seconds left; and in Week 8, they lost to Northwestern after the Wildcats held on in the final minutes. The Wolverines are coming off two straight wins after the shocking loss to MI State, including a 49-16 blowout of Rutgers this past week. After huddling, the officials determined the whistle to be inadvertent and gave the Cougars another play.
If Penn State wins both of its games…… Mistakes are made out there whether it’s not calling the right defense or not calling the correct offensive play. The ACC said the touchdown shouldn’t have counted, but it did not overturn the result. After the replay review, the referee announced that the play stands as called on the field.
Tommy Armstrong drove Nebraska 91 yards in 38 seconds, hitting Brandon Reilly with a 30-yard touchdown pass that survived a video review with 17 seconds left.
Nebraska’s sideline cleared, a season full of pent-up frustration playing out with players and coaches at midfield dancing as the music blared.
In that way, MI State was screwed not only by its secondary, Dantonio’s conservative play call and the officials. The Spartans are close to being as healthy as they can be the rest of the season, and that’s not a good thing. “There was a few contact but not enough”.
Big Ten Network analyst Gerry DiNardo said Sunday that the call should start a discussion about adding more reviewable kinds of plays, albeit cautiously.. Memorial Stadium will be pack for this night game and the crowd must be loud and not get discouraged if Nebraska falls behind.
“There is conviction here, but there’s going to be a buzz because we’ve been off and we’re looking forward”, Dantonio said.
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“I think the best thing to do is let the Big Ten do their job”, he said. This is one of the several controversial endings of games that have played out in the NCAA over several weeks now. “I’ll leave it at that”. There are still very real questions about the future of the program under first-year coach Mike Riley, but for one week at least, Nebraska has something to celebrate.
