Lincoln Riley erupts after officials miss obvious pass interference call

Oh, this was so obvious.

Lincoln Riley had every right to be enraged. Officials in the Chick-Fil-A Peach Bowl, the first College Football Playoff semifinal game Saturday, missed an obvious pass interference call late in the first quarter, which would have handed Oklahoma some desperately needed help to continue its drive.

With about four minutes remaining on the first-quarter clock, Sooners quarterback Jalen Hurts was scrambling on 3rd-and-10 on his team’s own 38-yard line. Moving backward, Hurts launched the ball, and at first, it looked like it was headed for the sideline.

But the ball ended up bouncing off Jadon Haselwood, the intended target who was already on the ground. LSU cornerback Derek Stingley Jr. was covering Haselwood when the Oklahoma wide receiver cut back up, and when Stingley seemingly realized he was beat, he grabbed Haselwood’s right arm and pulled him to the ground.

There are plenty of times in football when no one seems entirely sure what constitutes pass interference, but this is not one of those cases. It was so blatantly obvious to everyone except the ACC officials on the field.

And when no flag flew, Riley exploded on the sideline.

Even ESPN’s rules expert Matt Austin agreed, saying that “definitely should have been a foul,” which would have kept Oklahoma’s drive alive with a 15-yard penalty.

Instead, the Sooners punted, and LSU scored a touchdown on the next drive to take a 21-7 lead with about a minute left in the first quarter.

College football Twitter was baffled by this missed, super obvious call.

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