Ever wake up with a hangover and realize you did something really dumb the night before? Like you went streaking and have no idea where your clothes are? The hangover after the Georgia game was like that. It was even worse than just getting beat 30-15. Texas fans, mostly students, had a “lack of class” moment and threw trash on the field to protest a bad call. But the ramifications from that incident might be very far reaching.
Texas fans were reacting to a bad call. Georgia wide receiver Arian Smith initiated contact with Texas Longhorns defensive back Jahdae Barron, who intercepted Georgia quarterback Carson Beck. But the SEC officiating crew called pass interference on Barron, negating the Texas interception. Enraged Texas fans threw bottles and cans on the field in protest. During the delay, the SEC officiating crew huddled for a long time and actually reversed the call and awarded the ball to Texas.
The optics were terrible. The refs got the call right, but it seemed like they caved to the angry Texas fans rather than coming up with the correct call themselves. No officiating crew gets five minutes to debate a call.
The problem with that is every student section in America saw that, no penalty on them for throwing objects on the field and it bought their team time. Goodness..
— Rusty Mansell (@RustyMansell_) October 20, 2024
The controversial reversal was met with immediate criticism. Georgia head coach Kirby Smart was outraged after the game. “They tried to rob us with calls in this place. And these guys are so resilient. You know?” Smart said.
The SEC publicly reprimanded the University of Texas and fined the school $250K dollars. In the statement, SEC commissioner Greg Sankey said, “The throwing of debris and resulting interruption of play that took place Saturday night cannot be part of any SEC event. The SEC is assigned responsibility by its membership to enforce its sportsmanship and game management policies and these actions are…
Click Here to Read the Full Original Article at Texas Football | Longhorns Wire…