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Notre Dame gets screwed, twice, on "final" play at BYU

No. 2 Notre Dame’s 28-24 loss to BYU in a home upset was overshadowed by two questionable officiating decisions on the final play.

With the Fighting Irish driving for a game-tying score, a clear defensive pass interference call went unflagged, robbing them of a potential first down. Even more baffling, the game clock showed one second remaining after the incomplete pass hit the turf, yet the final whistle blew prematurely—leaving Notre Dame without a chance to attempt one last play.

The discrepancy between the end-zone clock and the stadium clock went unaddressed, despite replay review having corrected a similar clock error just six weeks earlier in Michigan. BYU’s victory was sealed at 59 minutes and 59 seconds, but the extra second could have altered the outcome entirely, leaving fans to wonder what might have been had the game’s final second been played.

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