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But after junior running back Tyler Rouse was held to no gain, the Eagles were unable to get another play off as the final 21 seconds ran off the clock before both teams could get set and Smith could spike the ball to stop the clock.
“When I saw [Rouse] wasn’t getting in, then I thought, ‘OK, we’re going to kick it here and go to overtime,’ ’’ Addazio said. “In my wildest dreams, I didn’t see 20-some-odd seconds draining off the clock like that.’’
Even if Smith had succeeded in stopping the clock with one second left, NCAA rules dictate a minimum of three seconds are required for the clock to be stopped by a spiked ball. But that was a moot point when officials reviewed the play and determined time had indeed expired before the ball had been spiked.
But after junior running back Tyler Rouse was held to no gain, the Eagles were unable to get another play off as the final 21 seconds ran off the clock before both teams could get set and Smith could spike the ball to stop the clock.
“When I saw [Rouse] wasn’t getting in, then I thought, ‘OK, we’re going to kick it here and go to overtime,’ ’’ Addazio said. “In my wildest dreams, I didn’t see 20-some-odd seconds draining off the clock like that.’’
Even if Smith had succeeded in stopping the clock with one second left, NCAA rules dictate a minimum of three seconds are required for the clock to be stopped by a spiked ball. But that was a moot point when officials reviewed the play and determined time had indeed expired before the ball had been spiked.
