Notre Dame head coach Marcus Freeman looks on in the second half of a NCAA football game against Texas A&M at Notre Dame Stadium on Saturday, Sept. 13, 2025, in South Bend.

Notre Dame football made plenty of mistakes in the final moments of its shocking loss to Texas A&M.

But was it a mistake by someone else that actually cost the No. 8 Fighting Irish (0-2) on a missed penalty call on the game-winning touchdown pass from Marcel Reed to Nate Boerkircher for the No. 17 Aggies (3-0)?

It appears officials missed a holding call on Texas A&M offensive lineman Chase Bisontis on Notre Dame's Donovan Hinish on the touchdown pass.

Officiating expert Terry McAulay felt the officials should have thrown a penalty flag for the holding. He weighed in with his opinion on X (formerly Twitter).

"This was just a patently egregious missed offensive holding foul," McAulay wrote. "Game, time, score are all irrelevant. It should be called anytime and every time it occurs."

Notre Dame is 0-2, but could still likely earn a spot in the 12-team College Football Playoff field if it were to win out.

(This story was updated to change a video.)

This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Did officials miss holding call on Texas A&M game-winning TD vs Notre Dame?

Reporting by Ehsan Kassim, USA TODAY / USA TODAY

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