College football has given us some of the most incredible moments in sports history. But for every miracle finish, there is a coaching decision so bad it makes you wonder how anyone let it happen.

Here are five play calls that are still bothersome to think about.

Mario Cristobal hands Georgia Tech the win

Miami had Georgia Tech beat. Up 20-17 with 45 seconds left, all Cristobal had to do was kneel the ball and walk away with the win.

Instead, he called a run play with Donald Chaney in the backfield. Chaney fumbled. Georgia Tech scored. Miami lost.

"Anything you want to say about Mario Cristobal, you're certainly justified in saying it. That was terrible. He turned a win into a loss," analyst Michael Ryan Ruiz said after the game.

There is no explanation for this one. Miami handed Georgia Tech the only chance they had, and they took it.

2. Marcus Freeman plays prevent defense on 3rd and 19

Notre Dame had Ohio State right where they wanted them. Up 14-10 with 15 seconds left and Ohio State facing a third and 19, Freeman pulled his blitz and dropped eight men into coverage.

Kyle McCord scanned the field calmly and hit Emeka Egbuka for 21 yards. Two plays later, Ohio State scored. Notre Dame lost.

As Saturday Down South pointed out, the game was already lost on that third-down call. The ten-men-on-the-field play at the end just made it worse.

3. James Franklin runs up the middle on 4th and 5

Penn State was down one score to Ohio State with under 90 seconds left. Fourth and fifth. An obvious passing situation. Franklin handed the ball off straight up the middle and was stuffed immediately. That was the ballgame.

The kicker is that the running back averaging 2.7 yards per carry that night was the one carrying the ball. Penn State never got another chance.

4. Kirby Smart’s fake punt against Alabama

Georgia and Alabama were tied 28-28 with just over three minutes left. Smart sent out the punt unit on fourth and eleven, but backup quarterback Justin Fields walked onto the field too.

Fields never lines up for punts. Alabama saw it immediately, stuffed Fields short of the line, and scored two minutes later to reach the College Football Playoff.

Smart had one of the most talented rosters in college football that year. The fake punt call cost them a chance to prove it on the biggest stage.

5. Nebraska goes for two against Miami in the 1984 Orange Bowl

Nebraska had just scored to cut Miami's lead to one point late in the 1984 Orange Bowl. A simple extra point ties the game and keeps the national championship alive.

Instead, Tom Osborne went for two. Turner Gill's pass was tipped away. Nebraska lost by one. The national title went to Miami.

Osborne admitted later he wanted to win outright instead of leaving it to overtime. It remains one of the most debated decisions in college football history.

Do you think any of these calls could have gone differently? Let us know in the comments.

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Written by

Farheen Fathima

Edited by

Shubhi Rathore