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UConn head football coach Jim Mora Jr. blasted officials Saturday for a non-call against Wake Forest’s defense on the Huskies’ final offensive series of a 23-20 home loss to the Demon Deacons.
Speaking to reporters after the game (h/t John Brice of FootballScoop.com), Mora took issue with the officials not calling defensive holding or pass interference on a pass from quarterback Nick Evers to wide receiver Jasaiah Gathings on UConn’s final offensive play of the contest (beginning at the 1:18 mark of video):
“I’m proud of them for fighting back. We’ve got to make sure we put ourselves in a position where it doesn’t come down to one play where an ACC [officiating] team makes a horses–t call against an Independent. And that’s up to us to play better at the start of the game so it doesn’t come down to that call, which was [defensive] holding and PI. And that’s what I told them. And we’ll come back, and we’ll fight. It’s on us to play better earlier, but it would sure be nice if it was a level playing field.”
After Evers fourth-down pass to Gathings was incomplete and no call was made, Wake Forest was able to kneel on the ball and end the game, improving its record to 3-4, while the Huskies fell to 4-3.
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