Controversial roughing the passer call takes away Louisville interception vs. Miami, Carson Beck

With 9:16 remaining in the fourth quarter, Miami quarterback Carson Beck threw a pass that was intercepted by Louisville‘s JoJo Evans. However, the interception was called back after Louisville defensive lineman was called for roughing the passer.

Immediately, furious fans criticized the controversial call online, and they weren’t alone. ESPN commentators Dave Pasch and Dusty Dvoracek also questioned the pivotal penalty.

“I don’t know about that,” Dvoracek said. “I’m a former defensive lineman, so I might be biased, but [Lubin] looked like he moves to his side.”

The refs just called this roughing the passer on Louisville that takes away Carson Beck’s 3rd int of the game. ACC refs trying to get Miami in the playoffs pic.twitter.com/ED34QTVcvI

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To their credit, Pasch and Dvorachek didn’t solely rely on their own opinions. The pair brought in rules analyst Matt Austin to discuss the play.

“It didn’t look like much to me. Dusty. I agree with you,” Austin said. He didn’t take an extra step. Looked like a wrap up tackle. He just took him to the ground. So, unless there’s something I didn’t see…”

Only four plays later, Beck threw another interception to end Miami’s drive. It was his third interception of the game. And, while it was an important moment in the game, it was far from the most pivotal interception Beck threw.

With just under four minutes remaining in the game, Miami gained possession trailing Louisville 24-21. The Hurricanes pieced together a strong drive, while gradually draining the clock.

However, with 32 seconds left disaster struck for the Hurricanes when Louisville linebacker TJ Capers picked off Carson Beck when he attempted to throw an out route. With the interception, Louisville was able to kneel the ball and run out the clock to secure a 24-21 victory.

The win is only Louisville’s second against a top-2 team in the country in program history. Cardinals head coach Jeff Brohm raved about his team’s performance after game.

“This is what college football is all about,” Brohm said. “Every week, it’s going to be a contest down to the very end, no matter who you play. We knew we were playing a great team.

“We knew we had to really be sharp and do some different things. I thought we started hot, got a little cold there, but just kind of hung in there. And our guys just played to the end. That’s what you got to do.”

Louisville’s secondary wasn’t its only unit that thrived. The Cardinals’ run defense was also stellar, limiting Miami to 63 rushing yards in the win. With the victory, Louisville improved to 5-1 on the season and 2-1 in ACC play.