CFB: McCoy: Didn�t know rule about stopping clock
Associated Press
NEW YORK � Texas quarterback Colt McCoy didn�t realize the football must hit something before the clock stops when he tossed away a pass at the end of Longhorns� 13-12 victory against Nebraska � a gaffe that nearly left his team with no time to kick the game-winning field goal.
McCoy says he thought the clocked stop on a pass out of bounds as soon as it crossed the first down marker. Had he known the rule, he says, he wouldn�t have floated a long and high pass over the bench area that didn�t touch down until it appeared to hit a railing near the stands.
After McCoy�s pass, the clock hit :00 and the Cornhuskers began to celebrate. But 1 second was put back on after officials looked at a replay, enough time for Texas to kick the winning field goal.