Steaming over a defensive holding call against the Utes on BYU’s final possession, Harlan marched into the press room and declared, “I have been an athletic director for 12 years. This game was absolutely stolen from us. We won this game. Someone else stole it from us!”

Utah athletic director Mark Harlan responded to the Big 12 after he was publicly reprimanded and fined $40,000 by the conference for blasting a league officiating crew following BYU’s 22-21 win over the Utes for controversial calls on the Cougars’ winning drive.

Utah athletic director Mark Harlan blasted Big 12 officials for a controversial defensive holding call in the Utes' 22-21 loss to rival No. 9 BYU. The call occurred on what appeared to be a game-clinching fourth-down sack for the Utes with 1:30 to go in the game.