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What about all those snap issues between Mark Pelini and Tommy Armstrong on Saturday night?

On multiple occasions, including a fourth-down play that ultimately ended with Armstrong just falling on the ball, the QB and center didn't appear on the same page, the snap coming before Armstrong expected it.

During Tuesday's teleconference Bo Pelini said: "There were a couple times when the opposing team clapped." (Clap-gate video here.)

Pelini said his center, senior Mark Pelini, heard the clap and snapped the ball prematurely because of it. "That's something I'll talk to the league office about."

Answering a follow-up question about it, the coach said: "The rule is you can't do anything intentionally to simulate a snap, to simulate a snap count."

Added Pelini: "It isn't the first time it’s ever happened. … You would hope that they would catch it. But, you know, it went past them, and we need to make adjustments to make sure that doesn't happen again. We need to make sure we're on the same page."