The Alabama Crimson Tide were able to come back by 10 points in the 4th quarter of the national championship to tie the game but not without some controversy.
On Alabama’s game-tying touchdown on 4th down it appeared that Bama wide receiver Najee Harris crossed the line of scrimmage before the ball was snapped in the Tide’s game-tying touchdown play in the fourth quarter. Tua Tagovailoa hit Calvin Ridley in the back of the end zone to tie the game at 20 on fourth-and-4, but Alabama shouldn’t have been allowed to get the play off due to the penalty.
WR at bottom junmps early on TD. pic.twitter.com/yHneikxMmM
— Jimmy Traina (@JimmyTraina) January 9, 2018
Brutal job by Fowler and Herbstreit for not picking up this no-call false start penalty on tying TD. https://t.co/ehgg37nJbT
— Jimmy Traina (@JimmyTraina) January 9, 2018
The Internet of course was pretty fucking pissed off at the blatant missed call by the refs in the biggest college football game of the season.
https://twitter.com/billbarnwell/status/950589238227107840
https://twitter.com/TRout10/status/950592901804773376
https://twitter.com/AJP_III/status/950592806510321664
Noticed this live and had no idea why it wasn't called. Clear false start https://t.co/6YlAy0XOQw
— Nader Issa (@NaderDIssa) January 9, 2018
That false start is blatant and directly in front of an official. No excuse haha
— Kyle Dawson (@RealKyleDawson) January 9, 2018