Notre Dame: Refs under fire for no-call on BYU, missing second on clock

BYU and the Big 12 officiating crew did a good job of making sure the conference scored a big win over Notre Dame on Saturday night, beating the Irish in all 59:59 minutes of regulation.

On the final and biggest play of the night, BYU cornerback Evan Johnson grabbed and pretty much tackled Notre Dame wide receiver Jaden Greathouse when Greathouse attempted to catch what would have been a game-winning touchdown pass in the end zone as time expired.

Instead, the Big 12 officiating crew swallowed their whistles, handing BYU a 28-24 win over the visiting Fighting Irish. The no-call was a blatant gift to the Big 12, who will have a better argument for two of its teams to make the College Football Playoff after stealing a win from an elite opponent.

Oh and better yet, there was still a second remaining on the game clock.

I have no idea how this isn’t DPI, but BYU has defeated No. 2 Notre Dame: pic.twitter.com/x62SqOyd2U

— Ari Meirov (@MySportsUpdate) October 18, 2026

College football fans and those in football media reacted to the controversial no-call and missed second that gave the Big 12 a victory.

“Is nobody seeing the 1 second left on the clock?” asked a fan.

“Sure looks like there’s a second left on the clock,” posted another.

“Also no clue how they didn’t put 0:01 on the clock and run another play,” argued a fan.

“PI is debatable the fact that there should have been 1 second left is not,” believes a poster.

“Was there not one second left on the clock? There should’ve been another play,” wrote another.

“Because gambling has ruined sports,” suggested a poster. “All this is WWE now. 93 % of money was bet on ND. Not even counting how much was bet in parlays and teasers. Vegas doesn’t lose like that. Leagues and networks partner with gambling company’s. Not hard to figure out.”

For Notre Dame, it was another tough loss against a top 10 program. The Irish were hosed last year at  the end of their contest against Texas A&M thanks to SEC officials.

This week, the Big 12 took care of its  own.

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