'Worst call I've ever seen.' Texas fans react to overturned targeting, roughing penalties by referee
So, what just happened during the Texas-Alabama game?
Initially, the Texas defense thought it took the lead with a safety after Alabama quarterback Bryce Young was tackled in the end zone by T'Vondre Sweat. Then, flags were thrown for targeting and roughing the passer. After a review, referee Scott Campbell ruled there was no targeting or roughing the passer, and that Young threw an incomplete pass on the play. Still following along?
Don't worry, Twitter is confused too. Here are some reactions to the play.
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— FOX College Football (@CFBONFOX) September 10, 2022
Longhorns fans reacts to targeting, roughing calls in Alabama-Texas game in Austin
Referee Scott Campbell says there was no targeting, upon review, and there was no roughing the passer. So instead, it goes for an incomplete pass. "Fourth down."
— Brian Davis (@BDavisAAS) September 10, 2022
Maybe the worst call I’ve ever seen https://t.co/sYaJ4BmZoJ
— Reggie Bush (@ReggieBush) September 10, 2022
Wow. That’s the worst call I’ve ever seen. That should be a safety for Texas, but Alabama gets a 1st down and 15 yards. The favoritism is disgusting at this point.
— Fifth Quarter Ole Miss (@FQOleMiss) September 10, 2022
Seems like the conversation among the refs was something along the lines of “But how will Alabama win if we give Texas a safety?”
Texas has been getting rooked on calls.— Devin Scillian (@DevinScillian) September 10, 2022
We've seen really bad roughing-the-passer penalties in the NFL. The one just called against Texas that will cost them a safety and the lead over Alabama is an all-time awful call.
— Gregg Bell (@gbellseattle) September 10, 2022
Man, the Texas Defense just got served an awful break on that Safety
— Jeff Culhane (@jeffculhane) September 10, 2022
THAT IS A BRUTALLY AWFUL CALL AGAINST TEXAS.
Taking a safety off the board. The QB is trying to throw it.
RIDICULOUS— Rudy Gamble (@rudygamble) September 10, 2022
The refs didn’t actually review the play they just scrolled thru Twitter
— Colton Pouncy (@colton_pouncy) September 10, 2022
per the refs, that was:
- not targeting
- not roughing the passer
- not a safety
- not intentional grounding
- an incomplete forward pass?— Nicole Auerbach (@NicoleAuerbach) September 10, 2022
This article originally appeared on Austin American-Statesman: Texas fans react to targeting, roughing call by Referee Scott Campbell
