Kyle Whittingham, when asked about the officiating, added, “It’s a ridiculous situation. I’m not going to get into it.”

As BYU quarterback Jake Retzlaff lay on his back on the wrong goal line, a record crowd at Rice-Eccles Stadium erupted, sure that the Utes had applied the final hit in an upset rivalry victory. Or so they thought.

Utah athletic director Mark Harlan blasted Big 12 officials for a controversial defensive holding call in the Utes' 22-21 loss to rival No. 9 BYU. The call occurred on what appeared to be a game-clinching fourth-down sack for the Utes with 1:30 to go in the game.