Steaming over a defensive holding call against the Utes on BYU’s final possession, Harlan marched into the press room and declared, “I have been an athletic director for 12 years. This game was absolutely stolen from us. We won this game. Someone else stole it from us!”

The Big 12 conference fined Utah athletic director Mark Harlan $40,000 and issued a public reprimand for his actions after the team’s 22-21 loss to Brigham Young University on Saturday.

The Big 12 fined Utah athletic director Mark Harlan $40,000 and issued a public reprimand in the wake of his disparaging comments about officiating after Utah's home loss to BYU late Saturday. Harlan said the game was "absolutely stolen" from Utah and he was "disgusted by the professionalism" of the Big 12 officiating crew.