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STILLWATER, Okla. -- The officiating mistake was a doozy -- and it cannot be fixed. The play that followed was even more astonishing.One of the oddest endings imaginable left Oklahoma State stunned and Central Michigan celebrating.A misinterpreted rule extended the game when it should have been over and allowed the Chippewas to score a wild winning touchdown on a Hail Mary and lateral -- yes, both -- that covered half the field for an astonishing 30-27 upset of No. 22 Oklahoma State on Saturday.Oklahoma State tried to kill the final 4 seconds of the game by throwing the ball away on fourth down, but the Cowboys were penalized for intentional grounding, which is a loss of down penalty. Rules state that the game cannot end on an accepted live-ball penalty, referee Tim ODey of the Mid-American Conference, CMUs league, said.Theres an exception to the rule that says if enforcement of the foul involves a loss of down, then that brings the game to an end, ODey told a pool reporter.ODey said after conferring with NCAA rules committee secretary Rogers Redding after the game, the crew determined the extension should not have happened.But the final result stood. Article 3b of the NCAA rulebook states: When the referee declares that the game is ended, the score is final.Despite the error, this will not change the outcome of the contest, Bill Carollo, the NCAAs coordinator of football officials, said in a statement released by the MAC.That did not satisfy Oklahoma State athletic director Mike Holder.We had conversations with everyone that could help us understand the situation and do something about the outcome. We were told the result is final and there is nothing we can do about it, Holder said in a statement. In my mind, it is incomprehensible that a misapplication of the rules after time has expired cant be corrected.Big 12 Commissioner Bob Bowlsby said in a text to the AP: The game is final and errors can only be corrected during the course of the game. Very unfortunate.Corey Willis scored the winning touchdown after grabbing a lateral from Jesse Kroll at the Oklahoma State 12 and fighting his sway into the end zone.Oklahoma State (1-1) thought it had won when Mason Rudolph threw the ball away on fourth down as the clock expired, instead of just taking a knee and risking giving the ball back to Central Michigan. But it backfired but after the officials conferred, they assessed an intentional grounding penalty and gave Central Michigan another play.Thats a tough one. Just so everyone knows, I was the one who called the passing play, said OSU coach Mike Gundy. To be honest with you, I never even thought of intentional grounding being called at that point in the game. As much time as we put into end of game situations that never really crossed my mind. Unfortunately, thats a difficult way to learn a hard lesson.Cooper Rush lofted up a Hail Mary pass that hit Kroll just inside the 10. As Kroll was being taken down, he pitched it back to Willis at about the 12, who cut across the field and barely managed to score while being dragged down.To be honest, I actually had a missed assignment on that, I wasnt supposed to be right there, but it all worked for the better, said Willis. We know Jesse Kroll is going to go up and get the ball every time, its just something we practice all the time and we executed it.Coach John Bonamego said: Its an improbable finish, but its a situation that we practiced and rehearsed. We were able to execute and pull out the win.Central Michigan fans might have been having flashbacks to the Bahamas Bowl from two seasons ago, when the Chips covered almost the length of the field on a long pass and lateral play to make it a one-point game with no time left against Western Kentucky. In that fabulous finish, Central Michigan went for 2 and the win and did not convert. This time around, the Chippewas (2-0) were able run off with the victory.Oklahoma State fans were livid, and they can now relate to Duke fans who watched their team lose a game on a multilateral kickoff return touchdown to Miami last season that the Atlantic Coast Conference later said should not have counted. Or maybe go back to 1990, when officials mistakenly gave Colorado five downs to score the game-winning touchdown against Missouri in the waning seconds.Central Michigan is unlikely to go on to win a national title the way those Buffaloes did, but it will still go down as one of the biggest wins in school history.THE TAKEAWAYCentral Michigan: Never quit on the Chippewas.Oklahoma State: The Cowboys will rightfully be upset by the bad call, but Gundy will be questioned for throwing on his final play.UP NEXTCentral Michigan: The Chippewas return home to face UNLV.Oklahoma State: The Cowboys play their third straight home game, hosting Pittsburgh.---AP college football website: collegefootball.ap.org Wholesale Jerseys China .C. - The Carolina Hurricanes have placed backup goalie Anton Khudobin on injured reserve with an unspecified lower-body injury. 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LAS VEGAS --?Dale Earnhardt Jr. extended his record of Sprint Most Popular Driver Awards to a 14th consecutive year, and he knows the best way to thank the fans for voting for him -- by returning to race.I feel 100 percent, Earnhardt said Friday after accepting the award during the 2016 NASCAR Sprint Cup Awards at the Wynn Las Vegas. I dont feel were going to have any issues.Earnhardt, 42, missed the final 18 races of the 2016 Sprint Cup season because of a concussion in June that impacted his vision and balance. He plans to return for the 2017 Daytona 500 as long as NASCAR-approved on-track tests dont trigger any symptoms.Earnhardt, who drives for Hendrick Motorsports, will do a private half-day test this month in which he wont be able to have data-acquisition sensors on the car to limit any advantage the organization gets from the test. The test had not been allowed until NASCAR made a rule earlier this year that permits a private test following injury.I had balance and vision issues and some nausea when I was going through the illness, so well just make sure that I dont have any vision issues and no nausea, Earnhardt said.I dont expect anything, because Ive been through the simulator several times. I was getting sick in the simulator before I was injured. I have been able to do the simulator without any nausea or any vision issues at all.If things go well, Earnhardt will do the NASCAR open test Jan. 31 to Feb. 1 at Phoenix International Raceway.Earnhardt said he probably will have a doctor at the first test but that he shouldnt need a follow-up examination if he feels fine during the test.I dont necessarily have to check that box [for testing] to compete next year [under the rules], Earnhardt said. Its really for my own peace of mind. To get through the process, the two best things you can do is just bring down the anxiety level and the stress, and thats really going to help me check a box I want to get checked personally.Earnhardt has other things to be anxious about: He has a New Years Eve wedding planned to Amy Reimann, and he wanted to have that initial test done before getting married.Im really excited and have enjoyed going through the process, Earnhardt said about the wedding plans. Ive never been married before and excited to be marrying Amy. ... I wanted to be involved in all the planning.The Most Popular Driver Award, administered by the National Motorsports Press Association and done through online and mobile voting, was no surprise to anyone who follows the sport. No driver has owned it for more consecutive seasons, and only 16-time winner Bill Elliott has received the award more throughout a career.I tryy not to think about winning or losing the Most Popular Driver Award, Earnhardt said.dddddddddddd Its a bit of a gift.Whether we win the award or not, we get a lot of great support from our fans all season long, and I certainly got some extra support this year through the injury and all that stuff. ... The fans were great, and that was an incredible motivator for me during my recovery to get healthy.Voting spanned the final 10 weeks of the season, and Earnhardt was eligible as a driver who competed in the Daytona 500. After eight weeks, the top 10 drivers were Kyle Busch, Earnhardt, Carl Edwards, Chase Elliott (Bills son), Jimmie Johnson, Kasey Kahne, Matt Kenseth, Danica Patrick, Tony Stewart and Martin Truex Jr.The award was presented early in the night as NASCAR celebrated Jimmie Johnsons seventh title.The night also included a tribute to Tony Stewart, who has retired from Sprint Cup racing. Surprising Stewart on stage was his friend, Pearl Jam singer Eddie Vedder.Johnson owner Rick Hendrick announced a $1.8 million contribution to Vedders EB Research Partnership, the largest global non-profit dedicating to curing epidermolysis bullosa, a devastating skin disorder. The industry had initially attempted to raise $1.4 million -- Stewart drove the No. 14 late in his career in honor of A.J. Foyt -- and surpassed that goal.Im totally blown away and caught off-guard, Stewart said. I really dont know what to say, to be honest.But Stewart wasnt the most famous recent retiree who made it to the stage -- swimmer Michael Phelps, the 23-time Olympic gold medalist, lauded Johnson. They are friends through their Gatorade endorsements, and Johnson spoke at USA Swimmings Golden Goggle Awards last week, a day after winning his record-tying seventh title to put his name alongside Richard Petty and Dale Earnhardt Sr.This isnt just another night for our seven-time champion, Phelps said. He set records and now stands alongside two legends. But for him, its more than that. Its a personal glory and the reward for a lifetime of hard work. And for the rest of us, its the knowledge that we just watched the greatest driver that ever lived.Johnson closed his speech with a tribute to Petty and Earnhardt Sr., quoting Earnhardt Sr., who said after winning his seventh that Petty was still The King.I completely agree and must say I might have won as many championships as Richard Petty and Dale Earnhardt, but I will never be The King or The Intimidator, Johnson said. Im just a guy from California who always wanted to race. ' ' '