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Time to go home!
If I were the R, GAME OVER!
My opinion is that taking the TO request from a player and giving the signal precedes stopping the clock. If A didn't manage their time effectively, then that's tough luck at such a critical time.
And the 1 second suggestion. Why award A another play (possibly game winning) just because it was a close call? Doesn't that provide A with an advantage?
Our association had a similar play. About :01 seconds remaining, clock stopped for 1st down. A gets his team to the line so that he can snap the ball and spike it to stop the clock and line up for a game winning field goal. The R whistles ready for play as the ball is snapped. The QB spikes the ball. The U had the clock. The crew (after much deliberation) called "game over" to a chorus of boos! The ruling from them, "the QB was not able to snap and spike the ball before the time elapsed"! What's your call?
p.s. And please let's not get into how some clocks operate, the timer, etc.
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