Controversial call leaves Mocs heartbroken at Western Kentucky
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-- which now is really like a sole preseason game before socon football plays a full season this spring.
The mocs traveled up to bowling green, kentucky, to play conference usa's western kentucky.
Mocs debuting new grad transfer quarterback drayton arnold... welcome to chattanooga, sir!
10-yard touchdown to cap off a 75 yard drive.
7-0 mocs.
=== chattanooga the ones playing like the f-b-s big boys in this game... look at the red zone defense!
Ball pops loose... linebacker ty boeck recovers... mocs take a 7-3 lead into half.
=== fast forward to the fourth quarter... 1-25 to play.... mocs lead 10-6... quarterback tyrell pigrome slashes through the rain to receiver craig burt.
Hilltoppers take the 3 point lead.
=== mocs need a miracle.
Miracles usually happen when receiver bruce nunnely touches the ball.
Nunnelly takes the ensuing kick from the end zone... a hole the size of kentucky opens up... he gets to the sidelines, and here comes the miracle!!!
One hundred yard kick return for a touchdown!!!
Nunnelly says, did you expect anything less??
=== however, yup... there's a however.
Refs flag the play, say mocs tyrin summers raised his hand to signal a fair catch... just like that the miracle is washed away.
An absolute heartbreaker.
Mocs lose 13-10... coach rusty wright?
Yeah, he didn't like that call.
Reporter: "what was the official explanation they gave you?"
Rusty wright: "they said number 9 waved his hand.
We told them all in the huddle we're going to return it.
He pointed at bryce to catch the ball.
So i don't know, we'll figure it out."
Jay person: "they had us projected to lose anyway, so we were like, 'we don't have anything to lose.
We're just going to let