Mario Cristobal rants about controversial non-TD vs. Notre Dame: ‘It’s bulls—’
By Mark Kern
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Mario Cristobal and No. 1 Miami suffered their first loss of the season on Saturday, falling to Notre Dame, 31-24. The Hurricanes were down 24-3 in the third quarter, but battled back to cut it to seven points multiple times.
Trailing 31-24 late, Darian Mensah threw the ball to tight end Elija Lofton in the end zone, which appeared to bring the Hurricanes within a PAT of tying the game. However, the officials ruled that he didn’t finish the catch, and the Hurricanes turned it over on downs.
After the game, Cristobal voiced his frustrations with the call.
“You know, really disappointed that they negated Elija Lofton’s touchdown with two hands on the ball and two feet in bounds, but like we told our guys before we left Miami, do not leave it in the hands of the officials,” Cristobal said after the game. “You know I’m pissed off; what do you want me to say? I mean, It’s bulls— and I will leave it at that. Again, that’s the way it was seen by them, and I have to live with it and respect it.”
There were many people frustrated with some of the officiating in college football on Saturday, as Missouri fans had their own issues against Texas. With the games getting bigger each weekend, the calls by officials are only going to continue to be magnified.
Miami will look to get back on track in Week 11 when the Hurricanes host Duke.
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