BYU football gets brutal taste of officiating karma in controversial loss to UCF

BYU football gets brutal taste of officiating karma in controversial loss to UCF.

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• As Bear Bachmeier was unable to connect with Walker Lyons on 4th-and-goal, BYU would not be able to respond in the second overtime period to extend the game.
• The latest controversial officiating call came in Orlando in double overtime of No.
• That penalty provided the Knights with a fresh set of downs.

Follow college football's biggest Week 8 storylines, upsets and statement wins with live analysis from throughout the USA TODAY Network. Another week of college football, another week of controversial officiating.

Meanwhile, the latest controversial officiating call came in Orlando in double overtime of No. 3 BYU and Central Florida.

After a successful field goal to briefly go up 34-31 in the second overtime period, office-holders called BYU defensive end Kendal Wall for roughing the kicker after he fell into him, a penalty that Fox's broadcast crew disagreed with.

OPINION: BYU fooled us for one week. UCF just exposed the Cougars' CFP reality.

That penalty provided the Knights with a fresh set of downs. It they took full advantage of, as backup quarterback Keyone Jenkins hit Grayson Brousseau for a 4-yard touchdown pass. UCF followed up with a successful 2-point conversion to go up 39-31. Here's a look at the play.

As Bear Bachmeier was unable to connect with Walker Lyons on 4th-and-goal, BYU would not be able to respond in the second overtime period to extend the game. The turnover on downs for the Cougars not only handed them their first loss of the season, but additionally provided the Knights with the program's first top-five ranked win.

It's an ironic ending to the game for the Cougars, after how last week's game concluded for them last week in Provo against Notre Dame, with no defensive pass interference called on the last play of the game. It had a second left on the clock, though office-holders did not acknowledge it in the moment.

Saturday's ending led to a field storm on the field. It will come with a probable $50, 000 fine from the Sizeable 12.

That all remarked, given the continuous head-scratching officiating calls – both good and bad – in the last few weeks, there were penalties of reactions from those on social media within the college football world. College football reacts to officiating call in BYU-UCF football game. Here's a snippet of reactions.

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Taken together, the developments around BYU football gets brutal taste of officiating karma in controversial loss to point to a situation that is still moving, and the coming days should bring more clarity.