Officiating expert says refs missed ‘obvious’ incomplete pass call in Texas vs. Mizzou game
By Mark Kern
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The Texas and Mizzou game had multiple controversial plays throughout their game, and the Tigers were on the wrong side of most of them.
The most controversial play was happened in the second half. Quarterback Arch Manning got hit as he was throwing the ball, but the officials called it a fumble during play.
Ultimately, after review, the officials stayed with a fumble, which gave Texas the ball and a first down rather than a fourth down.
Former NFL referee Terry McAulay went to social media to say the referees missed what should have been an easy call.
“This is clearly and obviously an incomplete pass, McAulay posted on X. “He loses control after the hand moves forward.”
That play changed the entire momentum of the game. If it had been called an incompletion, it would have been fourth down for the Longhorns. Instead, it extended the drive, and the Longhorns were able to tie the game at 20 and pull away from there.
This wasn’t the only call that went against Mizzou, as every time the officials went to review a play, it went the way of the Longhorns.
To his credit, Eli Drinkwitz refused to talk about officiating after the game, but he said if he said what was on his mind, he would have gotten a huge fine.
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