Lane Kiffin discusses controversial touchdown call during Kentucky vs. LSU game

<p>During Kentucky's 35-34 win over LSU in Lexington on Saturday, there were several significant plays. In a one-point game decided in overtime, one play in the first half has drawn attention from LSU head coach Lane Kiffin.</p><p>With three seconds remaining in the second quarter and the ball on the LSU one-yard line, Kentucky faced a decision: kick a field goal to tie the game at 17 or attempt a touchdown. Kentucky head coach Will Stein chose the latter, and quarterback Kenny Minchey scored a touchdown, but the play was controversial.</p><p>The LSU defense appeared to stop Minchey at the goal line, but a second effort by the Kentucky offensive line pushed the quarterback into the end zone. Officials did not blow the play dead, allowing the touchdown to stand.</p><p>At a press conference on Sunday, Kiffin commented on the play, stating that the line judge told him he would have been “killed” if he had blown the whistle for the play being stopped. Kiffin said, “The line judge just said that, in that situation, there was too much at stake. He said he would have been killed if he had blown the whistle for the play being stopped, even though it appeared to be stopped.”</p><p>Kiffin expressed concern about the officials' decision-making, stating, “My complaint is that you can’t refuse to blow the whistle because it’s such a big play. If you would have blown that whistle on first down, or with 10 minutes left in the game, for forward progress being stopped, then blow it for protection and for the way the ruling is supposed to work. Don’t not blow it because it’s such a big play. The rules are the rules.”</p><p>The decision not to blow the whistle was not the only controversial moment in Saturday's game. After LSU scored in overtime, Kentucky responded with a touchdown and opted for a two-point conversion. During the Wildcats' first attempt, a Kentucky player appeared to flinch, and while a flag was thrown, it was negated by a timeout called by the Wildcats. Minchey subsequently scored the two-point conversion, leading to Kentucky's second consecutive overtime win.</p>