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Originally Posted by tsucret
I don't have a tape but thought at the time that the pass in the end zone was forward. I don't think you can decline a safety. Iowa wouldn't have to kickoff since there was 000 on the clock. But regardless, does anyone know if an illegal forward pass in the end zone is a safety?
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I guess I should've watched the last play of the game instead of turning off the TV after LSU gained possession of the ball with about 2 minutes left...
For what it's worth, the play-by-play on ESPN.com doesn't mention any foul on the final play of the game.
But anyway, to answer your question:
An illegal forward pass is a foul.
An accepted penalty for a foul by Team A in their end zone results in a safety.
If there was actually an illegal forward pass foul, the Referee might've just 'automatically declined' the penalty for LSU because the points wouldn't affect the outcome of the game (well, except for maybe for gambling purposes). Considering a couple of other officiating mistakes I saw during the game, it wouldn't surprise me.