Overview
- A first-quarter play in BYU’s win over Arizona State was initially ruled dead for forward progress after a Bear Bachmeier fumble but was later overturned to a BYU touchdown on replay, a decision the Big 12 acknowledged on Sunday was incorrect.
- The Big 12 cited NCAA Rule 12-3-3-d-2 and said the correct spot would have given BYU a third-and-goal at the two-yard line because any advance after a recovery is nullified when the ball was not ruled live.
- The touchdown remained in the box score and BYU’s 27-20 victory stands, with the conference saying the error did not change the official result.
- Television rules analysts including Mike Pereira and commentator Robert Griffin III, plus Arizona State coach Kenny Dillingham, publicly disputed the reversal during the game and framed it as part of a multi-week pattern of contentious Big 12 officiating.
- The admission has intensified calls for the Big 12 to review its replay procedures and replay-center decision-making, and it has widened reputational scrutiny of conference officiating on social media and in broadcast coverage.