Kyle Whittingham, when asked about the officiating, added, “It’s a ridiculous situation. I’m not going to get into it.”

As BYU quarterback Jake Retzlaff lay on his back on the wrong goal line, a record crowd at Rice-Eccles Stadium erupted, sure that the Utes had applied the final hit in an upset rivalry victory. Or so they thought.

Harlan blasted Big 12 officials with a rant rarely seen by athletic directors after Utah's controversial 22-21 loss to the rival Cougars.