On Saturday against the Oklahoma Sooners, the Longhorns needed yet another fourth quarter comeback to force overtime. Much like their win over the Texas Tech Red Raider, Texas found themselves down two touchdowns in the final five minutes of the football game. The Longhorns would end up tying the game with just 0:14 left in the game. Unfortunately for the burnt orange they weren’t able to duplicate the outcome from the Tech game.
According to a report from Jason Kersey of the Athletic, the Big 12 Conference confirmed that 39 seconds was added to the game clock that shouldn’t have been. The added time allowed the Longhorns to complete the comeback and force overtime.
Just in from the @Big12Conference: "Big 12 Conference football officials liaison Greg Burks acknowledges that a timing error did occur. The play clock should have been set to 5:57 after that play."
Man, if Texas had won….. https://t.co/SNai7QiuSy
— Jason Kersey (@jasonkersey) October 12, 2020
With the added time, the Longhorns did force the extra sessions but what if they had won? The outrage could have been astronomical because that could impact Big 12 Conference seeding and the difference between a potential New Years Six bowl or a lower level bowl. Money starts to come into play. The other part is hearing how the referees favored one team over the other.
With the added time, the Longhorns were able to get back into the game. It became one of the most entertaining Red River Shootouts in recent memory. However, it probably shouldn’t have been. It isn’t just the teams on the field that have things they need to clean up, the officials do as well.
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