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By Jordan Sigler
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Following a 0-2 start to the season, No. 16 Notre Dame needs to put together convincing wins in their remaining and relatively weak schedule to make a case for a spot in the College Football Playoff. The Irish had a few calls go against them in a tight 10-7 first half of Saturday's contest against North Carolina State.
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On 4th-and-3 from the Wolfpack's 8-yard line, C.J. Carr was intercepted by NCSU cornerback Assad Brown in the end zone. The ACC officials threw the flag on the play for pass interference, but wound up reversing the call, allowing the interception to stand.
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On the ensuing drive by the Wolfpack, officials reviewed an 11-yard reception by Terrell Anderson that appeared to move when it hit the ground. Following the replay, the officials let the play stand, giving NC State a first down.
Per Tyler Horka of On3 Sports:
"This “catch” by NC state WR Terrell Anderson was thoroughly reviewed by an ACC officiating crew and upheld as a completed pass. Ball is all over the ground and moving. Anderson didn’t maintain control and complete the process of the catch. Pretty clear. Notre Dame got hosed."
Former NFL official and NBC Sports' rules analyst Terry McAulay called the decision to uphold the catch "the worst replay ruling" of the season.
"The failure to reverse to incomplete in ND/NC State is quite possibly the worst Replay ruling I’ve seen this season," McAulay posted on X.
Fans on social media were confused by the calls.
"This was called a CATCH for NC State," wrote a fan. "This is one of the worst calls I have ever seen. Notre Dame fans give some of the loudest boos to the refs as they leave the field for halftime."
"The refs are ACTIVELY working against Notre Dame! How is this a complete pass? We need random refs not the away teams refs. This is infuriating," posted another.
"Every week I watch Notre Dame football, my biggest takeaway is not that refs have a hard job but that they’re just atrocious at that job," suggested a fan.
"The Notre Dame/NC State refs should be fired. They have no right to call D1 football. Some of the worst calls I have seen in a long time," wrote another.
"Officials have made two awful calls in Notre Dame/North Carolina State game," commented one fan.
Notre Dame was able to make a stop on the drive and score a field goal to take a 10-7 lead before the end of the half. But the extra time the Irish lost by giving up a first down via the replay review cost the team a chance to score a touchdown before halftime, as Notre Dame began the drive with 23 seconds remaining in the second quarter.
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