Oklahoma State tried to kill the final 4 seconds of the game by throwing the ball away on fourth down, but the Cowboys were penalized for intentional grounding, which is a loss of down penalty. But it backfired after the officials conferred, they assessed an intentional grounding penalty and gave Central Michigan another play.
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Chippewas quarterback Cooper Rush connected with receiver Jesse Kroll, who was covered heavily by Cowboys defenders and almost tackled.
“I’m proud of this football team; I love this football team”, FIU head coach Ron Turner said. That’s as big of an error as an official can make.
The game officials and MAC league office admitted that the intentional grounding penalty on Mason Rudolph on fourth down should have ended the game instead of awarding Central Michigan an untimed down.
While a game can not end on an accepted penalty, the rule book does have an exception to the rule, that being penalties against the offense that also include loss of down.
The speedway was temporarily converted into a football stadium to accommodate this game.
No. 5 MI 51, UCF 14 – At Ann Arbor, Mich.: Wilton Speight threw two of his four touchdown passes to Jake Butt, and Khalid Hill ran for two scores in Michigan’s victory over Central Florida. The officiating crew actually erred in giving Central Michigan an untimed down, so the game should not have been extended and the Pokes should have come out with a 27-24 win. “It’s touchdown or turnover there”.
Corey Willis scored the winning touchdown after grabbing a lateral from Jesse Kroll at the 12.
“It’s an improbable finish, but it’s a situation that we practiced and rehearsed”. It is unknown whether Oklahoma State will protest the outcome.
CMU turned the ball over on the previous two possessions with a fumble and an interception, which allowed OSU to run the clock out.
However, some analysts and fans believe the results should be overturned for the No. 22 Oklahoma State team.
Readers, do you blame the officials or the Cowboys more for Oklahoma State’s defeat?
Mid-American Conference Football became both the toast and the goat Saturday for the second week of college football with the sure-fire play of the day.
Arkansas also pulled off an extraordinary win, as Austin Allen ran in the winning score in the second overtime to complete a win against Texas Christian.
Oklahoma State rolled out to a 14-0 lead in just the first quarter which made it seem early on as if the Cowboys were on their way to a 2-0 start to the season.
Nicholls led, 14-13, midway through the third after freshman quarterback Chase Fourcade threw a 20-yard touchdown pass to Jarrell Rogers.
-Trevor Knight, Texas A&M, threw for 344 yards and three TDs and ran for another score in a 67-0 rout of Prairie View A&M. Brown led Irish receivers with six catches for 85 yards with Torii Hunter Jr. out with a concussion sustained against Texas.
Up next for Oklahoma State is a visit from Pittsburgh to Stillwater on Saturday. That’s how Central Michigan got the ball back.
NOTES: Oklahoma State backup kicker Matt Ammendola, getting an opportunity to utilize his big leg, booted a 53-yard field goal in the first half. The teams rosters were constituted in far different ways.
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Well, it turns out the play should have never happened in the first place and the Cowboys should have been declared the winners.
