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Originally Posted by OKREF
This situation never occurs if not for the action of the Wisconsin QB. I have watched the clip about 10 times and I still haven't seen his knee touch the ground, he just lays the ball on the ground, which leads to the ASU player thinking it is a fumble. He should have clearly taken a knee. It really looks like a fumble to me. The umpire is waiting over the ball for the Referee to mark the ball ready for play. Unfortunate ending to a game.
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There is no ready for play call by the R in college in this situation. The play clock starts when the previous play ends. It is ready for play when the U spots is backs out. He was obviously waiting for something but it definitely wasn't waiting for a RFP signal from the R.