Notre Dame football made plenty of mistakes in the final moments of its shocking loss to Texas A&M.
But was it a mistake by someone else that actually cost the No. 8 Fighting Irish (0-2) on a missed penalty call on the game-winning touchdown pass from Marcel Reed to Nate Boerkircher for the No. 17 Aggies (3-0)?
It appears officials missed a holding call on Texas A&M offensive lineman Chase Bisontis on Notre Dame’s Donovan Hinish on the touchdown pass.
Officiating expert Terry McAulay felt the officials should have thrown a penalty flag for the holding. He weighed in with his opinion on X (formerly Twitter).
‘This was just a patently egregious missed offensive holding foul,’ McAulay wrote. ‘Game, time, score are all irrelevant. It should be called anytime and every time it occurs.’
Notre Dame is 0-2, but could still likely earn a spot in the 12-team College Football Playoff field if it were to win out.
