Muschamp wants late clock question reviewed by SEC
South Carolina football coach Will Muschamp has asked the SEC to review how Tennessee was able to run one play in three seconds late in Saturday’s game.
The Volunteers snapped the ball with four seconds remaining in the game and threw an incomplete pass but were able to run one more play because one second remained on the clock.
“It’s the last play no matter what,” ESPN analyst Tommy Tuberville said as he offered up ideas on what play the Vols might run with four seconds left.
A pass was tipped by Taylor Stallworth as USC’s defense was on its own 2-yard line, trying to hold off the Vols in a 15-9 win.
“We’ve got a home field timekeeper here,” Tuberville followed when one second remained on the clock.
Radio analyst Tommy Suggs said on 107.5 FM, The Game: “How does that play only take three seconds? That is absolutely ridiculous, I think.”
Play-by-play man Todd Ellis said, “He was standing in the pocket a long time.”
A final Tennessee pass fell incomplete, and the Gamecocks won the game.
“We practice those situations all the time, every practice, every single day. We’re doing two-minute drives and different situations,” quarterback Jake Bentley said. “Our defense does a great job in practice so I had full confidence in them. Those last couple plays, I don’t know how that one play only took three seconds, but it was a great job by them to hold them right there.”
South Carolina (5-2, 3-2 SEC) is off this week and hosts Vanderbilt on Oct. 28.
Watch the final moments here:
Final Tennessee drive
1-10 | at Ut25 | TENNESSEE drive start at 01:13. |
1-10 | at Ut25 | Guarantano, J. sacked for loss of 2 yards to the UT23 (Keir Thomas), fumble by Guarantano, J. recovered by UT Guarantano, J. at UT23. |
2-12 | at Ut23 | Guarantano, J. pass complete to Callaway, M. for 16 yards to the UT39, 1ST DOWN UT (Rashad Fenton). |
1-10 | at Ut39 | Guarantano, J. pass complete to Johnson, B. for 39 yards to the SC22, 1ST DOWN UT (JaMarcus King). |
The previous play was reviewed and upheld. | ||
1-10 | at Sc22 | Guarantano, J. pass complete to Callaway, M. for 8 yards to the SC14, out-of-bounds. |
2-2 | at Sc14 | Guarantano, J. pass incomplete to Smith, Jo.. |
3-2 | at Sc14 | Guarantano, J. pass complete to Callaway, M. for 9 yards to the SC5, 1ST DOWN UT (D.J. Smith). |
1-G | at Sc05 | Guarantano, J. pass incomplete to Callaway, M., PENALTY SC pass interference (Rashad Fenton) 3 yards to the SC2, 1ST DOWN UT, NO PLAY. |
1-G | at Sc02 | Guarantano, J. pass incomplete to Smith, Jo.. |
2-G | at Sc02 | Timeout South Carolina, clock 00:04. |
2-G | at Sc02 | Guarantano, J. pass incomplete (T. Stallworth). |
3-G | at Sc02 | Guarantano, J. pass incomplete to Johnson, B.. |
4-G | at Sc02 | End of game, clock 00:00. |
This story was originally published October 15, 2017 at 8:18 PM with the headline "Muschamp wants late clock question reviewed by SEC."