CORAL GABLES, Fla. — Replay officials both on-site and in the Atlantic Coast Conference office were not shown an angle that likely would have overturned a North Carolina touchdown in last weekend’s game against Miami.
The first-quarter touchdown catch by Austin Proehl gave North Carolina a 10-0 lead on the way to a 20-13 victory.
“The feed that proved that shouldn’t have been a touchdown wasn’t given to the league office,” Miami Coach Mark Richt said Tuesday.
An ACC spokesman confirmed that replay officials weren’t shown the angle that would have provided a view of the ball bouncing off Proehl’s chest. The angle was shown on the ESPN broadcast when the first quarter ended, long after the review.
Richt asked the ACC for clarity about the call after the Hurricanes thought replays suggested that Proehl was stull juggling the ball when he was hit by Miami linebacker Shaquille Quarterman and stepped out of the back of the end zone. Proehl came down with the ball but was out of bounds.
Quarterman said he saw Proehl juggle the ball.
“Yes sir, I did, I did,” Quarterman said. “I saw it get juggled the first time and I didn’t think his foot was in, so when the ref said his foot was in … I’m just a player. I had nothing to do with the calls and things like that.”
TENNESSEE: The school completed a feasibility study for a renovation of Neyland Stadium, home of the football team.
School officials unveiled plans for the second and third phase of the project, which may include concourse expansions, meeting rooms and two new videoboards.
n Linebacker Jalen ReevesMaybin underwent season-ending shoulder surgery and defensive tackle Kahlil McKenzie also will miss the remainder of the year with a torn pectoral muscle.
LOUISIANA TECH: Running back Jaqwis Dancy has been sidelined for the rest of the season after being diagnosed with cancer.
Coach Skip Holtz said Dancy, a 19-year-old sophomore from Junction City, Arkansas, was rehabbing an ankle injury when he first complained about a lymph node. Tests results came back Oct. 7 positive for Stage 3 Hodgkin’s Lymphoma, a type of treatable cancer that starts in white blood cells. The five-year survival rate for Stage 3 Hodgkin’s Lymphoma is 80 percent, according to cancer.org.
RUTGERS: Just days after four Big Ten coaches went with first-time starters, Rutgers Coach Chris Ash joined the bandwagon by naming Gio Rescigno as his new quarterback Saturday against Minnesota.
“I thought he went out and led the offense, executed the calls, made good decisions. He still needs to be more consistent,” Ash said. “I like his personality, his energy and the leadership he brings to the offense.”
STANFORD: Coach David Shaw said running back Christian McCaffrey is feeling better and is hopeful that the 2015 Heisman Trophy finalist will be back in the lineup Saturday against Colorado.
McCaffrey has been sidelined since suffering an undisclosed injury Oct. 8 in the first half against Washington State. He didn’t play in last week’s victory against Notre Dame and the Cardinal (4-2, 2-2 Pac-12) are continuing to take a cautious approach with him.
MINNESOTA: Quarterback Mitch Leidner is still working his way back from a concussion and Coach Tracy Claeys said it’s likely that Conor Rhoda will start Saturday against Rutgers.
Leidner was listed as out by the team, though that designation is open to re-evaluation later in the week.
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