NEW YORK — Texas quarterback Colt McCoy didn’t realize the football must hit something before the clock stops when he tossed away a pass at the end of Longhorns’ 13-12 victory against Nebraska — a gaffe that nearly left his team with no time to kick the game-winning field goal.

McCoy says he thought the clocked stop on a pass out of bounds as soon as it crossed the first down marker. Had he known the rule, he says, he wouldn’t have floated a long and high pass over the bench area that didn’t touch down until it appeared to hit a railing near the stands.
After McCoy’s pass, the clock hit :00 and the Cornhuskers began to celebrate. But 1 second was put back on after officials looked at a replay, enough time for Texas to kick the winning field goal.