OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - The replay official for the Oklahoma-Oregon football game says he knew that Oklahoma recovered a pivotal onside kickoff late in the game.
But Gordon Riese tells The Oklahoman that replay rules prevented
him from correcting on-field officials who made the wrong call and
awarded possession to Oregon, even though it was clear to Riese
that O-U's Allen Patrick had recovered the ball.
Riese also says that if he had seen the correct angle of the
replay, it would have been easy to reverse the result of the call
and give possession to O-U, which could have run out the clock.
But that didn't happen, he says, and Oregon took advantage of
the officiating blunder, scoring a last-minute touchdown to win
34-to-33.
Riese says he can't let the mistake go and that he didn't get
the call right that day.
He says he does not plan to return to the replay booth.