Jimbo Fisher Accuses Hurricanes Of Simulating Snap Count, Miami DC Responds
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Jimbo Fisher can't be too happy after seeing his Aggies lose 48-33 in Miami.
He's accused the Hurricanes of intentionally sabotaging one of his plays.
As you can see in the condensed game below, at the 17:37 mark, the Aggies snapped a ball early while attempting a 2-point conversion in the 3rd quarter, down 31-26.
In the top right corner of the screen, Miami safety James Williams claps his hands in the direction of teammate Jaden Davis before the ball is snapped.
To my eyes, it appeared that Williams was merely trying to get Davis' attention, and rightfully so. The ball was eventually thrown to his man.
Fisher didn't see it the way I did, though. Fisher told 12th Man TV that Miami was simulating the Aggies count in order to intentionally (and illegally) induce the snap.
Jimbo Fisher says Miami players clapped and simulated the snap count, which made A&M snap the ball early. pic.twitter.com/jEv1kh0hhw
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"And they clapped. They simulated our snap count," Fisher said. "Our guys heard the clap and they snapped the ball. We had a goal line play and what happened (was), the ball got snapped early because they simulated the snap count, slapped their hands, and we snapped the ball."
On Monday, Miami Hurricanes defensive coordinator Lance Guidry addressed the play and set the record straight.
"We didn't try to simulate the snap count," Guidry said. "James was trying to get the corner's attention and he happened to clap a bunch of times and they snapped the ball. It's just a part of football. I've been called for defensive delay of game for that before with a kid not even trying to (simulate the count.) It is what it is. It's a part of football and we came out on the good end of that one."
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