College football fans stunned at controversial roughing the passer in Alabama-Texas game
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It continues to be a strange day in Austin for the referees.
With just under 10 minutes to play in the third quarter and the game ties at 10, it appeared as if Bryce Young was sacked in the end zone for a safety that would have given the Longhorns a 12-10 lead.
A flag was also thrown on the play for a potential targeting call and.or roughing the passer call.
After reviewing the video, the officials said there was no targeting and that the targeting was the only call reviews and that it would be 4th down for Alabama, which subsequently punted from its own 3-yard line.
Roughing the passer & targeting was called on this play…???
https://t.co/yELySk6DrK— PFF College (@PFF_College) September 10, 2022
To most observers it appeared that either a penalty or a safety would have to be the result of the review, and social media was left in complete shock over the events that transpired:
No doubt… Texas getting a taste of what they’re getting into coming to the SEC. I never realize how much I hate Alabama until we play them. Always playing the refs too.
— Jebediah Moonshine (@ZeUltimateVol) September 10, 2022
Alabama has more penalties called against them than Texas so far. But it has been pretty bad
— Brad (@MichiganBrad) September 10, 2022
https://twitter.com/smmmm24/status/1568666408439152640?s=20&t=dvagFAVLFagEp-Q8kZXcNA
You can now review roughing the passer thanks to the Alabama vs Texas game. What a precedent to set @NCAA
— Lane Love (@iLarmy4) September 10, 2022
The Alabama-Texas refs rn#ThisIsTexas #HookEmpic.twitter.com/cUxhOYcm7Q
— YouWager.lv (@YouWager_FF) September 10, 2022
The official (white hat) in the Alabama vs Texas game is swoll… he looks like he’s trying to get a scholarship from one of them schools… ????
— The Mind of Mark®️ (@PoweredbyBMW) September 10, 2022
This targeting/roughing/safety situation in the Alabama Texas game is being analyzed like a Supreme Court case…
— Go Royals! (@GoRoyals1985) September 10, 2022
If Texas loses this game to Alabama by less than two points it's on the officials! That is bogus!! Why was that not an intentional grounding call instead of roughing the passer and targeting?!
— Johnny Hill (@JT_19_88) September 10, 2022
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