Turns out, amid all the chaos, Michigan State football should have had one more chance Saturday against Arizona State.

The Pac-12 Conference issued a statement late Sunday night that its refereeing crew erred in missing a leaping penalty on the Sun Devils at the end of MSU's 10-7 loss at Spartan Stadium. The penalty would have granted Spartans an untimed down after Matt Coghlin’s 47-yard missed field goal.

“With 0:11 remaining in the fourth quarter and the ball on Arizona State’s 24-yard line," the Pac-12 said in the statement," Michigan State attempted a field goal that was good, but nullified due to a penalty for Illegal Substitution for having 12 players on the field.

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“After the 5-yard penalty was assessed that moved the ball to the 29-yard line, Michigan State again attempted a field goal with 0:06 remaining that was no good as time expired. However, there should have been a foul called for leaping. An Arizona State defensive player took a running start and leapt over the kicking team’s line in an attempt to block the kick. In the process, he leapt into the frame of the body of an opponent. The penalty would have been 15 yards from the previous spot and an automatic first down.

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“In this case, it would have been administered as half the distance to the goal and Michigan State would have been provided one untimed down.”

MSU coach Mark Dantonio said Sunday night that MSU was “in the process” of filing a grievance about that play and others.

“They’re not gonna come back and change the score of the game,” Dantonio said. “But there’s a process to going through these things. I’ll let that process take its course.”

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