Notre Dame: Cristobal Apologizes for Blasting Officials After Ruling Erased Lofton…
Notre DameNo. 1 Miami fell to No. 11 Notre Dame on Saturday night and dropped to No. 5 in the AP… Cristobal later apologized for criticizing the officials and said Miami should point fingers only at itself.
Mario Cristobal made his feelings clear on Saturday night. "Really, really disappointed that they negated Elija Lofton's touchdown with two hands on the ball and two feet in bounds, but like we told our team before we left Miami, do not leave it in the hands of the officials because that's what you're going to get out here," Cristobal said.
It's bullshit, and I'll leave it at that. So I got to live with it and respect it, and our players got to live with it, and we got to do better.
Again, don't leave it in the hands of the officials." Lofton, Miami's tight end, appeared to make a catch near the boundary of the end zone that would have put Miami one extra point from tying the game.
KEY POINTS
- Cristobal Apologizes for Blasting Officials After Ruling Erased Lofton's Apparent Tying Touchdown.
- Miami coach Mario Cristobal said an Elija Lofton catch should have counted as a touchdown after it was ruled incomplete and upheld on replay review in a 31-24 loss at Notre Dame, per CBS Sports.
- After No. 1 Miami lost 31-24 at No. 11 Notre Dame, the Hurricanes coach used his postgame news conference to take aim at the officials.
- The ruling came on fourth-and-6 from the Notre Dame 18 with under four minutes to play.