OT - Sour Brian Kelly Disputes Late Penalty That Cost Irish Game

Per the World Wide Leader

Brian Kelly indicates his disagreement with the referees at the conclusion of last evening's 31-27 loss to Florida State.

According to Coach Kelly:

"Actually I have less clarity," Kelly said during his Sunday teleconference. "I guess it was actually called on Will Fuller, not C.J. (Prosise). So [it] just adds more uncertainty as to the final play.

"But again, the play itself, in terms of what we ask our kids to do, it was pretty clear what happened on the play: Florida State blew the coverage and they got rewarded for it. It's unfortunate."

As per the play itself; Kelly saw no issue with the ND player but rather the Florida State player initiating the contact (that saw him blocked 4 yards into the end zone):

"All right, so he was on the point, we were in a bunch situation," Kelly began. "First of all, it's my understanding now that Will Fuller was called for the penalty, not C.J. So C.J.'s job is to get into the end zone and turn around and be a big target. He was immediately grabbed at the line of scrimmage. He's trying to get depth into the line of scrimmage, into the end zone so Corey can clear a path. And so as that contact was being made, it was seen, I guess -- I don't know who saw it as interference -- but you've got two guys that are trying to fight for space. We saw it as such.

Brian Kelly: "We don't coach illegal plays"

Never change Brian Kelly, never change.

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