Big 12 admits incorrect ruling on replay review in BYU-Arizona State game.
BYU · Arizona StateThe play in question occurred on a ball that was fumbled just short of the end zone. The Cougars scooped it up from the 2-yard line and subsequently ran it in for a score.
[ $19.99 gets you a FULL year of On3 | Rivals national coverage ] However, the ball should have been ruled dead where it was recovered. Viewers instantly pointed out the gaffe, and FOX rules expert Mike Pereira also weighed in calling it the wrong call.
The Big 12 released a statement on Saturday night admitting as much. “The play showed that the runner lost possession of the ball prior to the forward progress spot, and the ball was recovered by another BYU player at the two-yard line and he was awarded a touchdown.
“Rule 12-3-3-d-2 states, ‘If the replay official rules that the ball was not dead, it belongs to the recovering team at the spot of the recovery and any advance is nullified.' The Big 12 has admitted an officiating mistake in a game involving BYU.
KEY POINTS
- The Big 12 admitted it made an incorrect ruling on a replay review of a touchdown in the game between BYU and Arizona State.
- Just two weeks after the end of the Notre Dame game was marred by an incorrect call, BYU once again benefited from an incorrect ruling in a game against Arizona State on Saturday.
- “At 11:27 in the first period of the Arizona State-BYU game, Big 12 Replay Officials stopped the game to review possession by BYU,” the statement read .
- The Cougars would go on to win the game 27-20, remaining a one-loss team and staying in the thick of the College Football Playoff hunt.