Stoping clock to set ball

[JRod37]

The question is whether they got the call right. If it took them a few extra seconds of "what did you see?" then by all means stop the clock and get it right.

The only fault would be is if one of the officials was dead certain of the call and they stopped it to talk about it. What is unclear to me is did the officials stop it to clear the pile or to talk about the result of the play.

There are certain advantages and disadvantages to all things that happen in the game of football. Unfortunately for the defense this situation gave the offense the advantage of giving them time to get set for another play. If the officials would have let the clock run they wouldn't have been in the wrong either. And the advantage for the defense is that the clock would have run out.

[bwm57]

It's funny, it was probably a double edged sword. I was standing on the sideline right at the goal line talking with one of the HS coaches who was there to watch the game, I think the initial reaction was that he had scored as the ball did cross the line when he landed, but when the referees got together the decision was that his knee was down prior to the ball crossing the line.
Without the stopping of the clock and taking the time to discuss multiple views of the play the call might have been TD on the first play, so the defense got a reprieve, but in doing so it gave the offense an additional chance which they then capitalized upon.