{"id":2093,"section":"sports","section_label":"Sports","url":"https://www.brokenews.co/sports/2093","headline":"Cristobal blasts officiating after Miami's 31-24 loss at Notre Dame","dek":"A late reception ruled incomplete erased Miami's chance to tie the game against Notre Dame.","body":"Miami coach Mario Cristobal did not hold back after his team's 31-24 loss at Notre Dame on Saturday night, saying he was \"beyond upset\" with the officiating that decided the outcome.\n\nThe flashpoint came late in the game when Elija Lofton appeared to haul in a touchdown catch that would have tied things up. Officials ruled the pass incomplete, and the call stood, ending Miami's chance to force overtime.\n\nCristobal went after the ACC officiating crew afterward, calling the explanation he received inadequate and using blunt language to describe his frustration with how the play was handled. He made clear he wanted more clarity on why the catch did not count given what he and his staff saw on the field and on replay.\n\nThe loss drops Miami in a game that came down to the final possession, with the disputed no-touchdown call standing as the defining moment. Cristobal's public criticism of the officiating is likely to draw attention from the conference in the days ahead, though no further action has been announced.","published_at":"2026-11-08T23:05:35.392577+00:00","source_count":4,"written_from":[{"outlet":"CBS Sports","publisher":"CBS Sports","title":"Mario Cristobal scolds officiating after Miami's controversial loss at Notre Dame: 'I'm beyond upset'","url":"https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/news/miami-notre-dame-refs-controversial-call-elija-lofton/"},{"outlet":"New York Post","publisher":"New York Post","title":"Miami coach Mario Cristobal rips refs over ‘bulls–t’ no-touchdown call in loss to Notre Dame","url":"https://nypost.com/2026/11/08/sports/miamis-mario-cristobal-rips-refs-over-no-touchdown-call-in-loss-to-notre-dame/"},{"outlet":"ESPN","publisher":"ESPN","title":"Cristobal 'beyond upset' over refs denying Canes tying TD in loss to Irish","url":"https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/50417496/miami-cristobal-blasts-refs-denied-tying-td-vs-notre-dame"}],"more_coverage":[{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"Mario Cristobal angry after Elija Lofton’s game-tying touchdown ruled incomplete","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/mario-cristobal-angry-elija-lofton-060600650.html"},{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"Miami’s Mario Cristobal angry about non-TD call in upset to Notre Dame","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/miami-mario-cristobal-angry-non-113124045.html"},{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"Mario Cristobal warned Miami not to trust the refs. Then came cruelest possible ending","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/mario-cristobal-warned-miami-not-134639699.html"},{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"‘I’m beyond upset’: Miami coach does not hold back on referees","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/m-beyond-upset-miami-coach-150352740.html"}],"image":null,"embed":null,"license":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","attribution":"Analysis data is licensed CC BY 4.0. Credit brokenews and link to the story page you took it from. Source headlines, story titles taken from a source headline, and quoted passages remain the property of their publishers and are quoted for comparison, not licensed onward.","terms":"https://www.brokenews.co/about#reuse"}