Texas Cheated Out Of Win Over Alabama By Refs (Video)
Texas Cheated Out Of Win Over Alabama By Refs (Video)
Alabama and Texas squared off on Saturday in a match-up that nobody was expecting to be particularly close.
Most odds makers had the Crimson Tide -21 heading into the outing, and for good reason. They are perennial championship contenders; the Longhorns find new ways to disappoint on an annual basis.
That said – Texas surprised a lot of people this weekend. Although they wound up losing 20-19, a lot of that had to do with absolutely awful officiating by the referees.
This face mask no-call was obviously egregious:
What is happening?! The refs are on Alabama payroll. Texas settles for a field goal after this face mask non-call. Zebras keeping it a one score game. pic.twitter.com/8nEYsROpYW
— Brian (@BaconTreasury) September 10, 2022
And fans were quick to point it out:
you have to be purposefully not looking to miss this https://t.co/86PuPp7HMm
— 𝕊𝕒𝕣𝕘𝕖𝕟𝕥 𝕊𝕝𝕚𝕞𝕖 (@shmurdaaaa_) September 10, 2022
5-6 non calls for Texas today… those officials should be suspended for a few weeks! That’s bad! https://t.co/vpY5vq7iCF
— Brandon Hess (@hessy22399) September 10, 2022
This is some serious bullshit https://t.co/dfgEU7jhHL
— Zeke’s Beard (@Zekes_Beard) September 10, 2022
But nothing rose to the level of egregiousness of this call:
Roughing the passer & targeting was called on this play…
pic.twitter.com/yELySk6DrK— PFF College (@PFF_College) September 10, 2022
That one left viewers at home absolutely livid:
That roughing the passer call is not acceptable. It’s horseshit. And it completely changes this game.
Young isn’t down. His head doesn’t get hit. BS— Geoff Schwartz (@geoffschwartz) September 10, 2022
That is a ridiculously bad, potentially game-altering roughing the passer call. What the hell is that. https://t.co/UHrbRLVSSQ
— Pat Forde (@ByPatForde) September 10, 2022
The refs then attempted to make it right:
After the review, no foul on the play is called and it’s 4th & 7, Bama.pic.twitter.com/LGrUjeHJ8R
— PFF College (@PFF_College) September 10, 2022
Did the refs take back the roughing the passer because they realized how bad it was used targeting as an excuse to get out of it?
I mean, it’s right in the end, but eesh.
— Chris Vannini (@ChrisVannini) September 10, 2022
But the tone was obviously set.
The referees were absolutely awful from start to finish.
Yes, they weren’t the only reason Texas lost. Steve Sarkisian kicking a field goal (and missing) instead of going for the go-ahead touchdown at halftime will no doubt haunt him all week.
And Quinn Ewers getting hurt obviously didn’t help.
That said – the refs played a pretty big role in blowing this.
College football has been in the headlines for all the wrong reasons over the past few weeks. Between young boys beating up frat dudes at games and the usual Urban Meyer drama, it has been one thing after another.
Yikes. https://t.co/f21gi6eapc
— Game 7 (@game7__) September 10, 2022
And this week’s bad officiating is just par for the course.
Will the refs get their acts together as the season progresses to avoid controversial showings like the one displayed on Saturday?
Time will tell.
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A longtime sports reporter, Carlos Garcia has written about some of the biggest and most notable athletic events of the last 5 years. He has been credentialed to cover MLS, NBA and MLB games all over the United States. His work has been published on Fox Sports, Bleacher Report, AOL and the Washington Post.
