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The "Scoop & Score" That Wasn't: Justyn Ross vs. Ohio State The most controversial "incomplete pass" in College Football Playoff history It is February 20, 2026, and if you walk into a sports bar in Columbus, Ohio, and mention the numbers 4:47 and 3rd & 19, you are still liable to start a riot. In the 2019 Fiesta Bowl, Ohio State had Clemson on the ropes. Leading 16–0 earlier, the Buckeyes were clinging to a 16–14 lead when they forced Clemson into a desperate 3rd & 19 Trevor Lawrence fired a bullet to Justyn Ross. Ross caught it, tucked it, and took four distinct steps before Buckeyes corner Jeff Okudah punched it loose. Jordan Fuller scooped the ball and sprinted into the end zone for what appeared to be a back-breaking touchdown. But after a lengthy review by SEC referee Ken Williamson, the call was overturned to an incomplete pass. The stadium went from a frenzy to a funeral, and the "process of a catch" debate was changed forever. Was this the worst officiating "overturn" in t...

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