Canes QB Tyler Van Dyke could have had one last shot to beat FSU but instead was the victim of an obscure rule.
Down three points while near midfield with two seconds left to go in the game, Van Dyke dropped back and spiked the ball. Referees immediately announced the game was over because NCAA rules state that you need at least three seconds left on the clock to spike the ball.
— sportsvids1 (@sportsvids1) November 14, 2021
Miami spiked the ball with two seconds left on the clock. By rule, at least three seconds must come off the clock on a spike.
As a result, the game is over and Florida State (+115 ML) wins.https://t.co/xQ766K9zUb
— Pickswise (@Pickswise) November 14, 2021
College football fans were confused by the rule which was implemented in 2013.
By rule there has to be three seconds to spike the ball even though it requires less than three second to spike the ball? Sometimes sports make no sense man.
— Aram Leighton (@AramLeighton8) November 14, 2021
You don't need three seconds to spike a ball. That's a wild rule.
— Nick de la Torre (@delatorre) November 14, 2021
The Miami/Florida State just ended on a “there has to be at least three seconds left on the clock to spike the ball. Therefore, the game is over.”
— Adam Mackey (@aa_mmack) November 14, 2021
the rule was put in place after the 2012 Rose Bowl, when Russell Wilson tried executing a spike with 2 seconds left and didn’t get it off. Added to the rulebook so refs wouldn’t have to make that judgment call
— Rodger Sherman (@rodger) November 14, 2021