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BYU defeated No. 2 Notre Dame 28-24 in a home game that ended with officiating controversy. BYU led after 59 minutes and 59 seconds of play.
The final play featured an incomplete pass into the end zone with no defensive pass interference flag thrown on apparent contact. One second remained on the clock after the ball hit the ground, confirmed by both the end zone clock and stadium clock. However, officials declared the game over without allowing Notre Dame a final snap.
The non-call and clock error drew immediate scrutiny. Broadcast commentators discussed the DPI non-call but did not mention the remaining time. The situation arose six weeks after a Michigan replay review restored clock time in a similar circumstance, yet no replay review was initiated to correct the remaining second in this game.
"Notre Dame got screwed in two different ways on the last play," one observer noted. Notre Dame should have had one more play with one second left.
Source: ProFootballTalk - Sat Oct 17, 11:43 PM ET
Written by the SportsMafia Wire desk in our own words from the original reporting (AI-assisted, checked against the source).