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Why the officials botched the ending of Miami at Duke

So... that happened. After a crazy series of laterals, Miami scored with no time remaining to take a 30-27 lead on Duke. Of course, the play was reviewed. But before the review, the officials announced that Miami had committed a block in the back penalty during the play.

After one review, the referee stated that the play was still being reviewed. After the full review, he announced that there was no knee down by a Miami player, but the block in the back had actually been from the side. Consequently the flag was picked up and Miami won.