Those two holding penalties called against UConn late against Notre Dame? The officials goofed up, according to the Big East’s officiating czar, Terry McAulay.

“[McAulay] said that neither offensive holding call was a foul,” Edsall said.

Each week, Big East teams have the right to submit potentially questionable calls to McAulay, who reviews them and provides feedback. The officials in question were from the Big East.

Edsall said he watched the game tape on the flight back and again at home, and the right calls were clear to him.

“After watching the TV copy, it only further confirmed what I had thought and the information that Terry had relayed back to me,” he said.