Alabama was backed up to their own end zone and Texas made a play that was made into a roller-coaster of emotion for fans because of the refs.
The Texas Longhorns delivered fans a massive shock to the college football world to start Week 2 as they were giving Nick Saban’s Alabama Crimson Tide everything they could handle. But in a 10-10 game midway through the third quarter, the fans at Darrell K. Royal Memorial Stadium were almost completely screwed by the refs.
Bama was backed up right to its own end zone when quarterback Bryce Young dropped back to pass. He felt immediate pressure and tried to get rid of the ball and it looked like it might be a safety, intentional grounding or, at worst, an incompletely pass.
Then the laundry hit the turf.
The refs threw a flag for targeting with roughing the passer that would’ve gifted Alabama a first down. And when you watch the play, you see what an awful call that would’ve been.
Texas football fans go through emotional ringer after refs try to gift Alabama a roughing the passer penalty
After review, though, the ref essentially said that he misspoke and that the call was targeting and not roughing the passer, meaning the ruling was an incomplete pass and that it would be fourth down.
Texas and college football fans were going through it over the controversial call, though.
The refs didn’t actually review the play they just scrolled thru Twitter
— Colton Pouncy (@colton_pouncy) September 10, 2022
Let’s just ignore the missed intentional grounding
— Aaron (@_ayyDubs) September 10, 2022
Fire the refs. Initiate an investigation. They have to have money on this game with how they’ve called it.
— nationalball (@nationalball1) September 10, 2022
Should’ve been a safety. Didn’t pass the LOS and no target around.
— 𝙲𝚄 𝙱𝚞𝚏𝚏𝚜 𝚂𝚝𝚊𝚝𝚜 (@CUBuffsStats) September 10, 2022
ive lost all respect sorry this is absolutely rigged for money…or ratings im not sure which. i wont be silent. just saw it live sry.
— austin (@lurkinonhere) September 10, 2022
What conference is this crew? That was absolutely terrible!
— Tim Abbott (@TimAbbott44) September 10, 2022
What conference is this crew? That was absolutely terrible!
— Tim Abbott (@TimAbbott44) September 10, 2022
Ultimately, Longhorns fans were still unhappy with the end result as they thought it should’ve been grounding and a safety — even though the refs actually made the right call with that with the ball being tipped and Jahmyr Gibbs being in the vicinity.
Still, it’s not a potential Alabama upset until there’s a controversy involving the officials. A tradition as old as football itself.
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