Tim Tebow wants a better explanation on the pass interference penalty against Notre Dame in the fourth quarter of Thursday’s win over Penn State that nearly cost the Fighting Irish a berth in the national championship game. With just below nine minutes to play, Notre Dame linebacker Jack Kiser made a leaping interception near the goal line on a pass intended for Nittany Lions tight end Tyler Warren. Officials whistled the Fighting Irish on the play, which resulted in an automatic first down and seven-point lead for Penn State.
“I think the second (penalty) — it could be called, but you have to look at the style in which the game is being played and being called. And I believe that it was a very physical matchup,” Tebow said on The Paul Finebaum Show. “Both teams were putting their hands on the tight ends and on the receivers, and it was a very physical game. When Tyler Warren jumps back into the DB, you could call it in a lot of games. Do I think in that game it should have been called? No, I really don’t.”
Notre Dame coach Marcus Freeman questioned officials, but was not asked about the flag after the Fighting Irish’s comeback win…