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Terrible' call helped UConn top Louisville
The league office admitted the mistake Sunday and said the officials who missed the call would be disciplined. The fair-catch rule will likely be clarified in the offseason. That's little consolation for U of L players, who added another disappointment to a season full of them.
The play needs little rehash for Cardinals fans. UConn punt returner Larry Taylor got away with signaling fleetingly for a fair catch -- meaning he was protected from being tackled in exchange for the ball being downed where he caught it. That signal prompted coverage-team players from both teams to pull up. But after catching the ball, Taylor ran 74 yards for a touchdown. And officials let it stand.
After that touchdown, a lackluster Huskies team woke up and had been scoreless to that point.
The NCAA rule is clear. Any variation of a raised-hand signal should result in the ball being dead where it is caught.
Somehow, these officials weren't clear. After Taylor ran for the touchdown, Kragthorpe was beside himself.
The Big East yesterday agreed that fair-catch signals can't be reviewed. I say that's a matter of interpretation. The replay rules clearly allow fielded kicks to be reviewed, and what is a fair catch if not a fielded kick?
Regardless, it gets worse. After the game, Taylor told The Hartford Courant, "I talked to the official right before the play … and he said I had to get my hand high up in the air so he could see it. … I didn't really put my hand up. I was just playing a mind game with the defender."
So at least one official knew what was going on and played along.