Pac-12 official explains adding late touchdown

Deseret News

Published: Sunday, Sept. 11 2011 1:42 a.m. MDT

Summary

The blocked field goal and return for touchdown at the end of today's Pac-12 football game between USC and Utah was ruled a touchdown by game officials, making the final score 23-14, not 17-14 as originally reported.

LOS ANGELES — The blocked field goal and return for touchdown at the end of today's Pac-12 football game between USC and Utah was ruled a touchdown by game officials, making the final score 23-14, not 17-14 as originally reported.

Statement from Pac-12 Officiating Consultant Mike Pereira: "The new Unsportsmanlike Conduct rule is Rule 9, Section 2, Article 1. It states that Unsportsmanlike Conduct fouls by players are administered as either live ball or dead ball fouls depending on when they occur. The rule does not apply to substitutes. All Unsportsmanlike Conduct fouls by substitutes are enforced as dead ball fouls. Since the game was over, the penalty could not be enforced and the referee stated it was declined by rule. The officials did rule it a touchdown making the final score 23-14."

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Wildcat

O-town, UT

LOL! I liked the "explanation", but the real story is that Vegas "encouraged" the PAC-12 to add the points so they did not lose out on a lot of money, but try explaining that to the Press. At least it would have not been the More..

9:25 a.m. Sept. 11, 2011
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byronbca

Salt Lake City, UT

Re thomas:

As long as it's by a substitute yes. So if a Utah player on the sideline would have ran out and tackled the guy the game would have ended 17-14.

9:58 a.m. Sept. 11, 2011
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Thomas Smith

Sandy, UT

Do I understand this to mean that any foul whatsoever on the last play of the game is not enforceable and therefor anything goes? That doesn't sound correct to me.

6:44 a.m. Sept. 11, 2011
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