Utah Utes Line Shift

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Originally Posted by Spence

Surely someone saw the Utah Bama game where Utah had a 4th and 1. I was at a bar so I couldn't hear any explanations given. The qb was under center with the o-linemen in a 2 pt stance. At the same time all of the o-linemen "shifted" inside causing Bama to jump offsides. Again, I couldn't hear any explanation but the flag was thrown against Utah.

What was illegal?

Also, part of this may have had to do with whether the did this 'every play' or did they just do it on a 4th and short situation. This probably entered into the official's decision on whether this was meant to draw the defense off sides.