Tulsa was seconds away from either forcing overtime or taking the lead, depending on what they would have opted had they scored in the final seconds against No. 13 Houston.
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A second-and-goal pass play led led to the Cougs stopping Tulsa inches away from the goal line with no timeouts remaining, as Houston held on, 38-31.
But what was ruled a game-saving first-down play, might not have been legal:
Here's the video of the first down play with 13 Houston defenders on the field and two offsides: pic.twitter.com/LJW2cpy1dy
— John E. Hoover 🌮 (@johnehoover) October 16, 2016
Wasn't Houston like way offsides on that precious play?
— Curtis Fitzpatrick (@cfitzfox) October 16, 2016
https://twitter.com/GottliebShow/status/787482456853217280
Refs blew the end of TU-Houston. Coogs had 13 men on field, plus 2 coming on were offsides at the snap. And one of those made the tackle.
— John E. Hoover 🌮 (@johnehoover) October 16, 2016
As if that's not frustrating enough for Tulsa, they could have won it seconds earlier if not for a major miscue.
Other side of that next-to-last play: defensive confusion left 2 Tulsa WRs completely uncovered. Easy TD if TU offense isn't panicked.
— John E. Hoover 🌮 (@johnehoover) October 16, 2016
Regardless, the Golden Hurricanes may have deserved another shot from in close if not for a handful of massive missed calls in the final seconds.
