Lane Kiffin Claims a Referee Said Blowing the Whistle Before Kentucky's Touchdown Would Have Been Deadly.

Lane Kiffin Claims a Linesman Admitted He 'Was Killed' for Blowing the Whistle in the Controversial Kentucky Game at the Goal Line.

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There were a number of consecutive plays during Kentucky's 35-34 victory over LSU in Lexington on Saturday. That's usually how things go in a one-score game that goes into overtime, but it's safe to say that one game in the first half will stick with LSU coach Lynn Kiffin for a long time.

With three seconds left in the second quarter and the ball on the LSU one-yard line, Kentucky faced a decision: punt and tie the game at 17, or grab the momentum with a touchdown.

Kentucky quarterback Will Stein picked up the second option, and Wildcats quarterback Kenny Minchey kicked it into the end zone late in the half, but it wasn't without controversy.

LSU's defense appeared to stop Meenchee on the goal line as the game went to a rugby-like stop, but a second-down effort by Kentucky's offensive line eventually allowed the quarterback to get through the goal line.

It was one of those cases where the officials could have ended the game before the runner went down, but instead, the whistle was blown and the Wildcats got a touchdown.

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During a press conference Sunday, Kiffin was asked about the specific play at the end of the first half and claimed the lineman told him "he would have been killed" if he had run the play dead.

"The line judge just said there was a lot at stake in that situation," Kiffin explained. He said he would have been killed if he had blown the whistle to stop the show, even though it appeared to have stopped.

"My complaint is that you can't refuse to blow the whistle because it's a big game. If you wanted to blow that whistle first down, or with 10 minutes left in the game, to stop progress, then blow it for protection and for the way the ruling is going to be played. Don't blow it because it's a big game. The rules are the rules."

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The officials' decision to keep their whistles in their pockets before halftime wasn't the only exciting controversial moment in Kentucky Saturday.

After LSU scored easily to start overtime, Kentucky responded with a run of its own before picking off two runs to win the game.

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During the Wildcats' first two-point conversion attempt, a Kentucky player appeared to fumble and was called a timeout as a flag was thrown. By the Wildcats

Seconds later, Minchy ran into the end zone to give Kentucky its second overtime win in back-to-back weeks.

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