BYU and Arizona State played a wild one that ended in chaos. ASU had a chance to slam the door on BYU with a fourth-and-one conversion late, but BYU’s defense stuffed the run and gave the offense a shot. With just over a minute left, BYU’s quarterback threw a potential pick-six, but chased down the defender to save the game. Down near the goal line, BYU decided not to punch it in quickly. Instead, they burned as much clock as possible by retreating and losing yardage, even taking a delay-of-game penalty. On fourth-and-goal with seven seconds left, the quarterback launched a pass out of bounds to kill the clock.
Fans stormed the field thinking it was over, but officials reviewed the final throw and ruled there was still one second left. While the chaos unfolded, the ASU coach looked overwhelmed in the sea of fans, yelling for everyone to clear out. A fan even professed his love to him in the middle of the mess, adding to the absurdity. After several heated moments, officials put one second back on. BYU lined up for a final Hail Mary from midfield. The pass fell short.
After that, the fans stormed the field again, but with a little less energy than the first time. BYU’s coach kept his cool throughout, while the ASU sideline dealt with frustration and confusion. BYU picked up a gritty win and moved to 9-1.