ACC makes changes in hopes of preventing another officiating gaffe

The calls to reform instant replay in college football reached a crescendo last season after ACC officials botched the end of the Miami-Duke game, now notorious among officiating debacles.

The on-field officiating crew, replay official and communicator were suspended. Duke coach David Cutcliffe said in the immediate aftermath, “There were no appropriate words for what had happened.”

Unfortunately, that game was not the first to be decided outside the lines. It was simply the latest. A week later, Big Ten replay officials came under fire for the way they handled the game-winning touchdown in Nebraska's win over Michigan State. The Big Ten stood behind its officials.

Game officials confer…