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Jimbo Fisher Accuses Miami Of Pre-Snap Exploit in Aggies Loss

Did the Miami Hurricanes break an unwritten rule on Saturday against the Texas A&M Aggies? Jimbo Fisher seems to think so.

Matt Galatzan

Jimbo Fisher Accuses Miami Of Pre-Snap Exploit in Aggies Loss
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The Texas A&M Aggies had their season potentially derailed with a 48-33 loss to the Miami Hurricanes on Saturday, sending them tumbling out of the AP Top 25 Poll. 

One of the key plays in that loss, came following a touchdown with the Aggies down 31-26, and attempting to go for two to cut the Hurricane lead down to three points. 

That attempt ultimately failed, with the Hurricanes stopping the play in its tracks.

However, according to head coach Jimbo Fisher, the Hurricanes may have gotten away with breaking a rule that caused the play to fail - simulating the Aggies' silent snap count.

"There was a snap early," Fisher said after the game. "They clapped. They simulated our snap count and our guys heard the clap, and they snapped the ball. We had a whole play, like a goal-line play. What happened was the ball got snapped early because they simulated the snap count and clapped their hands and our center snapped the ball."

If true, the Hurricanes should have been penalized, moving the ball half the distance to the goal, and giving the Aggies a second chance at converting the two-point try. 

Whether or not the missed two-point try actually affected the final outcome of the game, however, is impossible to say.

Following the missed conversion, the Aggies would force a punt from the Hurricanes, but on their next offensive possession, turned the ball over with a fumble. 

And from there, Miami outscored the Aggies 17-7 the rest of the way, sending the Texas A&M home with their first loss of the season. 

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Matt Galatzan
MATT GALATZAN

Matt Galatzan is the Managing Editor and Publisher of Texas Longhorns On SI and Texas A&M Aggies On SI and a long-time member of the Football Writer’s Association of America. He graduated from the University of Mississippi, where he studied integrated marketing communications, with minors in journalism and business administration. Galatzan started in the sports journalism industry in 2014 covering the Dallas Mavericks and SMU Mustangs with 247Sports. He then moved to Sports Illustrated's Fan Nation network in 2020, eventually being taking over as the Managing Editor and Publisher of the Longhorns and Aggies sites a year later. You can find Galatzan on all major social media channels, including Twitter on @MattGalatzan.

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