Do College Football Refs Have It In for Your Team?
There may be incest in big-time college football officiating.
Florida State Coach Jimbo Fisher talks to a referee late in the fourth quarter of the Seminoles’ game against Clemson.
Photographer: Mark Wallheiser/AP
In the fourth quarter of the Oct. 29 football game between No. 3 Clemson and 12th-ranked Florida State, the Seminoles were thinking upset. FSU led 28-26 when star tailback Dalvin Cook ripped off a 50-yard run into Clemson territory.
Then came a penalty flag for an illegal block, negating the play. FSU Coach Jimbo Fisher stormed the sideline, screaming at the officials, dropping an apparent F-bomb. Then came another flag, for unsportsmanlike conduct. FSU punted. Clemson escaped with a 37-34 win.