Pike's hesitation may have just cost Cincy!

Pike is stopped short of the goal line and Cincy does not score!

To me, Pike seemed to hesitate; if he would have dove for the endzone on the cutback, I think he has a good chance of getting in. But when he cut back, he hesitated, and that's what enabled Va. Tech to keep him out of the end zone.

In Pike's defense, he's not really a runner, so perhaps that's why he wasn't more aggressive on that run. But, in any case, Cincy's chances of winning may have gone up in smoke.

The roughing-the-kicker penalty has further sealed it. Cincy does have two timeouts left, but they can't afford any more mistakes if they have any chance of pulling this out.