A replay booth’s forgotten rule cost Arizona State a game it should have won. What came after was a chaotic post-game drama at midfield. BYU might have secured the victory, but the real story is how a botched second-down call turned a tight matchup into pure madness. So, here is everything that took place during the game, including the officiating error.
The officiating error:
While the Cougars won 27-20, the madness started early on a crucial second-down play at the ASU 1-yard line. BYU quarterback Bear Bachmeier fumbled the snap, and the referees originally blew the play dead, saying his forward progress had stopped. But then, the Big 12 replay booth stepped in and went into overdrive.
After looking at the replay once, they changed the ball placement. Then they looked at it again and decided BYU running back Sione Moa had recovered the ball and scored a touchdown. It looked like a great moment for BYU, but there was just one huge problem: the booth forgot the actual rules!…