Home cooking for Auburn? Questionable call on would-be Kentucky touchdown ends in turnover
Kentucky fans aren’t going to like this one.
If you missed the end of the first half from Auburn, the Wildcats appear to have gotten the short end of a controversial call on the field.
Kentucky running back Chris Rodriguez appeared to score on a run up the middle, his upper body and the ball was at least a yard into the end zone but the officials called him down before the goal line. Rodriguez’s knee did not appear to hit the ground at any point before crossing the end zone.
Somehow, the call on the field was reviewed and the call was upheld.
On the next play, Terry Wilson threw a pass that was intercepted by Auburn defensive back Roger McCreay and taken back for a Pick Six. However, there was a targeting call on Auburn during the play and the touchdown for Auburn came back.
The Tigers took a knee to take the game into halftime. Auburn leads 8-7 at the break.
What a wild sequence of events to end the half but Kentucky has to feel like a touchdown was taken away from them right before the break.
Let's check in on Kentucky-Auburn…
-Looked like the Kentucky RB got in for the TD, refs ruled he was short…
-Kentucky throws a 100-yard pick six
-Personal foul penalty wipes out the pick six … we got to halftime with Auburn up 8-7 (watch the scoreboard at the end LMAOOO) pic.twitter.com/OaWes7NLte
— KÏŁŁÄ ČÄM (@FTBeard1) September 26, 2020
The running back was in in my opinion, but obviously Roger McCreary made an excellent play after that. It should have been 6 for us but that targeting call was a killer. They need to change it to where a touchdown would stand but the other team gets 15 yards added to the kickoff return.
For a penalty during the play?
Some folks just don’t quite grasp the rule book.
This is likely the dumbest thought I’ve ever read. A td should stand when a Penalty happened allowing the td? Had he not committed the penalty auburn also wouldn’t of scored. Wow
I agree with you that a penalty like should should call back the TD, but this specific penalty was a pointless one and the AU player would have still scored without it.
Defensive players much too often become head hunters after a turnover, even far behind the play.
This targeting call was definitely correct.
The blown UK touchdown was awful. I’m guessing a few SEC refs will be having bad little heart to heart convo with Steve Shaw this week.
He was in for Ky. The Auburn player should have just pushed the guy out bounds.
So the SEC refs are off to another terrible start.
I’m not watching the game, only listening. I’m listening to the AU network which makes no excuse for being homers yet even they, surprisingly not only commented about the call prior to the decision being announced but Stan White, who at times becomes emotionally overboard (like a fan in the stands which I’m ok with) …when heard the call on the field stands (not changed to a TD) Stan brought up and harped on it although his argument was for Kentucky…but big pitcure I think as a former player and “color” commentator for so long with the AU network he wants consistency and stated how shocked he is, as I am as well, that cameras or something like having with garage doors is not required to be installed at the goal lines for every game..whether the SEC or NCAA but no excuse to have an angle which common sense can deduct the outcome yet by rule of law, the video not being 100% conclusive doesn’t allow…for Michael Wayne Bratton (same name as my brother exception of the last name by the way) knows this was NOT AUBURN HOME-COOKING…THIS DECISION WAS MADE IN BIRMINGHAM…SEC OFFICIALS OFFICES NOT AT AUBURN OR BY AUBURN. Long and short is when my beloved AU announcers not only point out the play should’ve been a TD but they continue harping on it as if I would expect if occurred to AU but it occurred to UK…so must of been bad.
Yet, from the replay I was able to view on ESPN online of the “targeting” call…the AU player attempted to get his head in front of the defender in chase..both running full speed & he didn’t launch himself but I guess, again if go by letter of the law, he did make contact with other players helmet from side to back but doubt the guy even felt that part…that could’ve been a little “IOU” payment by a ref on the field for the decision made in Bham.
Lastly, is Kentucky Offensive and Defensive Lines actually that good??? AU looks vulnerable as they always do in the first game. Which I know for a fact Gus is not turning his OC loose with UGA coming up but crud…have to win this one!!! The Cats are gonna give people issues or AU is gonna struggle at every position w exception of 3-4 players
Neither call impacted the game as much as most feel it did. Kentucky flat out got beaten. Auburn converted in the second half…Kentucky didn’t. They had no answer for Seth Williams and Auburn killed the UK secondary with mid range passing. Auburn is a fine team. Kentucky has some work to do before hosting Ole Miss on Saturday.
Home cooking? Auburn should revoke your press access, and use your pathetic carcass as a practice lure for Aurea. I bet you hear folks humming “If I Only Had A Brain” every time you walk by.
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