Mid-American Conference commissioner Jon Steinbrecher said the call at the end of Friday's Tailgreeter Cure Bowl that denied Northern Illinois a final play was "egregious" and "unacceptable."
Northern Illinois lost 47-41 to Coastal Carolina after time expired with the Huskies at the Chanticleers' 4-yard line. NIU converted a fourth-and-1 play with a 4-yard pass to wide receiver Miles Joiner along the sideline. The official signaled for the clock to stop but then motioned his arm to run the clock. It started before the officials allowed the Huskies to snap the ball.
"Following the reception along the sideline, the play should have been stopped for a review," Steinbrecher said in a prepared statement.