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Ole Miss fans feeling robbed after Auburn survives again thanks in part to blown call
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Auburn survived on the road on Saturday in Oxford, beating the Rebels 35-28, but the big story from this one will undoubtedly be another big blown call helping the Tigers earn a win this season.
Auburn is 3-2 but probably should be 1-4 on the season — just ask Arkansas fans.
If you missed the controversial play, Shaun Shivers touches the football on this Auburn kick return before the ball bounce into the end zone and is recovered by Ole Miss.
The result of that should have been an Ole Miss touchdown but the refs said Shivers did not touch the football. Play on the field was not stopped for a review, although the SEC Network analysts claim the SEC review booth did take a look at the play.
You can clearly see Shivers’ finger move as the ball hits his hand in the video below:
The balls CLEARLY hits the #auburn players pinky on the kickoff and should be a recovery in the end zone by #OleMiss for 6pts. How is this not reviewed @SEC? #TerrribleSECofficiating #AUBvsMISS @MichaelWBratton @thatSECpodcast @BigOrangeVolz pic.twitter.com/3vmY0XYn2l
— tgh3316 (@tgh3316) October 24, 2020
The reaction from Ole Miss fans was predictable:
https://twitter.com/38Godfrey/status/1320081151768301569?s=20
Refs strike again in Auburn game. Unbelievable.
— RobSoundsGood (@RobSoundsGood) October 24, 2020
SEC refs bailing out Auburn once again. First Arkansas and now Ole Miss. https://t.co/ngCNeDieOT
— Derrell Hart Jr., Pharm.D. (@Derrell_PharmD) October 24, 2020
Refs handed Auburn this game but Ole Miss ain’t helping themselves AT ALL
— Andrew (@aterry65) October 24, 2020
Nobody gets screwed by the officials, like the Ole Miss Rebels.
— Hunter Kinniburgh (@HuntKinniburgh) October 24, 2020
You gotta be kidding me with these officials man.. that’s an ole miss TD
— Hunter Rawls (@hunter_rawls) October 24, 2020
On the one hand, an Auburn TD was called back. On the other hand, an opportunity presents itself to criticize SEC officials. What is an Ole Miss fan to do?
— Red Cup Rebellion (@RedCupRebellion) October 24, 2020
The officials leaving the Ole Miss v. Auburn game. pic.twitter.com/MHzkhMIWan
— VOLS (@vol_ben) October 24, 2020
A graduate of the University of Tennessee, Michael Wayne Bratton oversees the news coverage for Saturday Down South. Michael previously worked for FOX Sports and NFL.com
