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After USC 's 56-48 triple-overtime impairment in order to No. 4 Stanford , USC Coach Lane Kiffin reported he / she appeared to be let down when using the officials mainly because now there really should have also been one second kept within the clock afre the wedding of legislations that will quit a probable game-winning field goal.

The circumstance occurred after phone Robert Woods captured your pass from quarterback Matt Barkley in addition to tried out to get from bounds upon Stanford's sideline. Officials ruled which Woods had been tackled prior to they got outside bounds to quit the clock.

Kiffin said this individual told an established of which he had been planning to call up some sort of timeout along with a single following left. He also stated that the referee shared with your pet right after a replay ruling that will when there is one particular second left, this individual wouldn't have time frame for you to phone a timeout.

"But I've already been all-around sports prolonged ample and viewed enough timeouts called with just one minute remaining to the clock," he or she said. "That is not my own impression plus I'm certainly not complaining. I'm only telling the facts."

Referee Mike Batlan said period had expired.

"The lording it over on the actual field has been this all of us had been going to help overtime," Batlan said. "Through review, that seemed to be witnessed how the knee was down as well as time acquired expired, therefore we ended up going for you to an overtime peirod.

"Any private coach can certainly ask regarding your timeout, although they does not get one right until your established funds or signifies it. I hasn't been part of any talk and also reaching in terms of your requested timeout. I actually can't review deeper following the look at in addition to judgment within the field."

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Photo: USC recipient Robert Woods attracts a touchdown pass guiding Stanford cornerback Barry Browning within the second overtime at the Coliseum on Saturday night. Credit: Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times