No. 24 Iowa nearly pulled off a thrilling comeback victory against Minnesota on Saturday, but their celebration was cut short by a controversial call.
With just over a minute left to play and Iowa trailing 12–10, Hawkeyes returner Cooper DeJean fielded a punt, spun on the sideline, and broke free to the end zone. For a moment, it looked as though he had given Iowa a late 16–12 lead.
But upon review, the referees determined that the ball would instead be placed back at the spot that he received it, citing an “invalid fair catch” that DeJean had called.
