Boise State takes lead over No. 2 Oregon a play after officials miss an obvious penalty on an Oregon muffed punt

Did Boise State get a touchdown because of an egregiously missed call by the officials in its game at Oregon on Saturday?

Broncos running back Sire Gaines scored on a 38-yard catch-and-run to give Boise State a 14-7 lead in the second quarter a play after Oregon's Evan Stewart muffed a punt after calling for a fair catch.

However, Boise State should have been penalized on the punt. Take a look:

Stewart should have been given a clean opportunity to make that catch. While Boise State's Jameson Perry didn't make contact with Stewart, he was exceptionally close to the wide receiver as he tracked the ball. And that itself is a foul.

According to the NCAA's rule book, if a player "is located where they could catch a free kick or a scrimmage kick that has crossed the neutral zone, and if the player is attempting to do so, they must be given an unimpeded opportunity to catch the kick." Further, "it is an interference foul if, before the receiver touches the ball, [an opposing player] enters the area defined by the width of the receiver's shoulders and extending one yard in front of him. When in question it is a foul."

Perry was clearly within three feet of Stewart's face. However, the penalty wasn't called on the field and is also not reviewable. Since it is a judgment call, kick-catch interference isn't subject to replay review or a challenge.