Replay Fiasco Forces Policy Change, Feeds Controversy

In a policy change that continues to reverberate around the country, the Mountain West Conference has banned school employees and alumni from replay booth positions when their school is playing. When announcing the change to "existing protocols," MWC officials said the ban previously applied to the head replay official only, according to The Salt Lake Tribune, not the other two replay staffers. Now, it applies to the replay official and the replay communicator, meaning that the replay technician can still be a school employee or alum. The conference assigns and pays for all three positions.

The move comes after a botched call originating from the replay booth during the third quarter of the Oct. 9 game between BYU and San Diego State at LeVell Edwards Stadium in Provo, Utah. BYU running back J.J. Di Luigi appeared to fumble, but officials on the field ruled him down before losing the ball. When SDSU coach Brady Hoke asked for a review, officials in the booth ruled there was not enough evidence to rule a fumble on the play, and BYU scored five plays later en route to a 24-21 victory.

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