FAYETTEVILLE — Arkansas fans seething over the controversial decision at the end of the Auburn game have become familiar with the term “immediate continuous loose-ball action” over the past few days.
It is the SEC office’s description of what happened after Auburn quarterback Bo Nix’s bungled spike turned into a backward pass and thus a fumble with 30 seconds left in the game.
SEC supervisor of officials John McDaid told the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette on Monday if Arkansas safety Joe Foucha’s initial recovery attempt on the loose ball had been made at the Auburn 26, the ruling of “incomplete pass” on the field would have been overturned and the Razorbacks awarded possession.