Standing behind the DirecTV broadcasters in the press box, I was one of the few to see the instant replay soon after it happened.
The ball hit the ground before Johnson pulled it in. The pass was incomplete, the touchdown invalid.
Harvard woulda been the spoiler.
If the referees had made the correct call, it would have been third-and-goal at the four. Who knows what the strong Harvard defense could have done?
If the Crimson had done something more than a three-and-out with the ball after Waller's interception, it would have eaten more of the clock and kept the Elis from the time they needed to score.
If Harvard senior placekicker Mike Giampaolo had made a 24-yard field goal with 12:39 left in the second quarter, the final score would have been 24-24, sending Yale to a second-place Ivy finish behind Brown (9-1, 5-1), which beat Columbia 23-6.
If Harvard senior running back and all-time career rushing leader Chris Menick had not been on crutches with a knee injury, the outcome would definitely have been different.
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