Arkansas fans blast SEC officiating account for controversial targeting call
By Adam Spencer
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Grant Morgan is a team captain for Arkansas and a leader of the Razorbacks’ defense.
However, he’ll have to watch the second half of the Hogs’ season opener against Rice from the sidelines, as he was ejected for targeting in the first quarter on Saturday.
It was a controversial call, and for a team like Arkansas, which was hit by several tough calls from SEC officials in 2020, there’s still a bit of shell shock.
So, after the call against Morgan, fans flooded to Twitter to take out their frustrations on the @SECOfficiating account.
You can see some of the tweets below:
Congratulations @SECOfficiating you’re officially even worse than last year. @RazorbackFB got screwed again. Off to a great start.
— Billy Sheofee ? (@Hogfan5773) September 4, 2021
@sec @SECOfficiating You’re already sucking! No way that’s targeting! NO WAY! There was more helmet to helmet when our CB actually made the tackle. It’s football and the head/helmet is a part of the body. Pathetic!
— Casey Cobb (@Casey22Cobb) September 4, 2021
— ArkansasCBBFan (@arkansasfbfan) September 4, 2021
Hey @SECOfficiating…you still suck! You had all off season to get better and apparently you did no work.
— Justin Potts (@Pottsandpans22) September 4, 2021
There’s that @SECOfficiating we’re use to. Shoulder pads are now the crown of your helmet. Is there more of a joke than @sec replay?
— Cody Calhoun (@codycalhoun) September 4, 2021
Unreal how helmet to helmet works depending on what team you play for @SECOfficiating
— Chuck (@Hogwylde1) September 4, 2021
https://twitter.com/Luke_E_Vance/status/1434221186515361792
Yeah, safe to say SEC officials are still not loved in Fayetteville.
Adam is a daily fantasy sports (DFS) and sports betting expert. A 2012 graduate of the University of Missouri, Adam now covers all 16 SEC football teams. He is the director of DFS, evergreen and newsletter content across all Saturday Football brands.
