The game was playing out similar to all three Central Michigan non-conference games against major conference opponents the previous year.
You could almost already hear Chippewas second-year head coach John Bonamego go through the spiel once again about how there are “no moral victories” and “losing sucks”.
The clock hit zero at Boone Pickens Stadium in Stillwater, Oklahoma, as Oklahoma State junior quarterback Mason Rudolph flung the ball out of bounds on fourth down, seemingly preserving what would be a 27-24 win for the Cowboys.
Then it happened.
A Mid-American Conference crew of referees huddled.