The No. 15-ranked Louisville Cardinals misplaced a tricky 31-24 resolution to the No. 16-ranked Notre Dame Combating Irish on Saturday, and a baffling penalty on their potential game-tying drive goes to face out as an enormous missed alternative.
After taking on at midfield with just below three minutes to play in regulation, Louisville discovered itself in a 4th-and-inches state of affairs on the Notre Dame 41-yard line.
It was an ideal alternative for a quarterback sneak or some sort of play that might push the road ahead to maintain the drive going.
There was only one downside.
Louisville couldn’t get the snap off on time and took some of the poorly timed delay-of-game penalties you can ever probably think about