I mean we get two bullshit illegal man down field calls( big 12 has to at least try, I get it) and still made it happen.
Also on the last one we received a 5 yd penalty and replayed the down.
But...
The officials started the game clock on the setting of the ball.
Is that a rule loophole?
(acknowledge it may be hard to capitalize upon and not sure if it can be declined)
If the clock was running before the ball was snapped, that is what's called a live ball foul because the catch kept the ball running. If it were an incomplete pass the clock would have remained stopped until the next snap. If it were a false start on the offense that's a dead ball foul and the clock would have stopped until the next snap.
I suppose you could look at it as a loophole, but you really don't want to be getting live ball penalties as an offense.