Did anybody else see the Pitt-UVA game last night?
Tight game in the 4th quarter with UVA up and trying to end the game, Pitt trying to get the ball back. UVA is in field goal range but has a 4th and one and decides to go for it.
The official set the ball and UVA snaps the ball and Pitt stuffs the play. The line judges move in from the sidelines and spot the ball cleanly short of the first down. No flags, whistles or timeouts.
But then the officials huddle and the umpire announces to the crowd that the officials were not in position and that the play had to be run over again.
On replay, the umpire who put the ball down was standing next to the QB when the QB snapped the ball but was not in any way involved in the play. He didn't blow the play dead.
Instead of Pitt ball, UVA goes on to make the first on the re-play and go on to score and win the game.
I have not seen anything like this before and I've been watching football since the early 1970s. The play was run and then after the play was completely over an official just says the play had to be run over again
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The play had a big impact on the game.
Unacceptable incompetence ... or worse.