I don’t have digital cable, so I wasn’t able to see the UNC-NC State football game. I was watching it closely through Yahoo’s updates and when the key play at the end happened, I checked NC State’s message boards for an explanation. The key of course, is the play where TA McClendon gets in the end zone and one official signals a touchdown. He was overruled and they spotted the ball just outside the goal line, saying TA’s knee was down.
Was it a good call? I don’t think there will ever be consensus. Carolina fans will always say yes and State fans will say no. Well, you can decide for yourself. Here is a slo-mo replay of the play in question. It’s not conclusive, but the critical moments are around seconds 11-13 or so. It does look like his knee was down (I think), but it’s not clear where the ball is. It would be nice to see another angle or two, but since this game wasn’t televised by a major network, those other angles may not exist.
The funny thing is that as I read Yahoo’s running account, I thought to myself “TA’s gonna fumble.” He’s made similar mistakes once or twice in the past. Sure enough he did on the play after the one in that video.