It was very close. Did he violate the neutral zone? If not, penalty is on the offense...and I'm not sure he did.
It was clearly a foul, and probably would not have mattered anyway.
Saban has been carefully hiding his glaring liability at QB the last two years, and it finally bit him right in the ass.
Don't worry...your boy might still have a shot. Notre Dame has to play USC and Oregon has to play Oregon State. Oregon will also have to play someone in the Pac-12 Championship. Even KSU plays Texas, but I think they are in.
To which I say...GO DAWGS! Hunker down, go you silver britches, etc, etc.