Big 12 says officials erred in awarding BYU a touchdown after fumble recovery

Source Scout · Deseret News reports: For the second straight BYU football home game, the Big 12 has issued a statement acknowledging an error was made by the game officials that proved favorable to the Cougars. 8 BYU’s 27-20 win over unranked Arizona State on Saturday afternoon, the conference said the Cougars should not have been awarded a touchdown when running back Sione Moa scooped up the loose football and ran 1 yard for a TD with 11:27 remaining in the first period. “At 11:27 in the first period of the Arizona State-BYU game, Big 12 Replay Officials stopped the game to review possession by BYU.

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