Arizona State’s Hail Mary TD to end first half was absolutely bizarre

Oct 28, 2017, 10:15 PM | Updated: 11:01 pm

The touchdown that resulted in what felt like the longest "almost halftime" ever.

(VC: @realchrisgleas1 @kynan_marlin) pic.twitter.com/ulSD7XMswB
— Anthony Totri (@Anthony_Totri) October 29, 2017

BY KELLAN OLSON

Suns reporter, ArizonaSports.com editor

There isn’t even a good way to start trying to explain what happened when the Arizona State Sun Devils scored on a Hail Mary touchdown pass at the end of the first half against USC.

To begin, the Hail Mary toss was wild enough on its own, with the ball being tipped to Kyle Williams for the catch. Unfortunately for Williams and his team, he was called a yard short of a touchdown and it was now halftime.

With a review on the way, the replays did not appear to show any overwhelming evidence to reverse the decision.

🙏🏼 HAIL. MARY. 🙏🏼#ASU connects on the 47 yard bomb from Wilkins to Williams to end the first half‼️ #USCvsASU #StripeOutASU #ForksUp pic.twitter.com/2isldAYXxh

— Sun Devil Football (@FootballASU) October 29, 2017

This Hail Mary appears juuuuuuust short. pic.twitter.com/xw5sSi7t3T

— Dr. Saturday (@YahooDrSaturday) October 29, 2017

Both teams went to the locker room, but then the play was reversed and ruled a touchdown, to the surprise of everyone watching.

I can't believe they reversed that.

— Vinny Joe ________ (@Vincemarotta) October 29, 2017

The extra point would come next. The problem was, both teams were not on the field, and instead, it was the band.

🎶All by myself🎶 #Pac12AfterDark #USCvsASU pic.twitter.com/xnR5otcBvM

— RedditCFB (@RedditCFB) October 29, 2017

The band is on the field!

— Vinny Joe ________ (@Vincemarotta) October 29, 2017

ASU made it out, but someone had to go tell the Trojans to come back for the PAT, and that responsibility fell on the field judge.

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— Dr. Saturday (@YahooDrSaturday) October 29, 2017

After a long wait, USC was back on the field and the extra point was kicked to make it 31-10 Trojans at halftime. Nearly 10 minutes after Williams’ catch, the half was officially over.