Florida State lost a touchdown on a trick play against Miami on Saturday because of an illegal forward pass.
The Seminoles had a 2nd-and-7 from the Miami 39 in the fourth quarter and attempted a trick play. Deondre Francois passed to DJ Matthews, who then threw to a wide open Keith Gavin for a touchdown. A flag was thrown on the play immediately to wipe out the touchdown.
Replay appeared to show that Francois’ pass to Matthews was forward:
Florida State almost pulled off the Jules to Dola play…. But they were called for an illegal forward pass #Noles pic.twitter.com/ox4wZrCEJw
— New Account (@ftbeard_17) October 6, 2018
Another angle shows how close it was:
So close…#FSUvsUM pic.twitter.com/xCcJjND1iX
— NoleGIFs (@NoleGIFs) October 6, 2018
It was a great play that had Miami fooled, but perhaps that’s because the Canes recognized it was a forward pass. The Noles need to work on their execution.
