It’s been a tight ball game between the Oklahoma Sooners and the West Virginia Mountaineers. The Sooners defense has had some good moments in the contest, so good that West Virginia turned from quarterback J.T. Daniels to Garrett Greene, who has provided a spark.
With the Mountaineers driving, Oklahoma forced West Virginia into a fourth-and-15. After a Sooner jumped offsides, Garrett Greene had a free play and took a shot to the end zone, overthrowing his intended target. C.J. Coldon tracked the ball well and picked off the ball in the end zone. He was giving himself up and kneeling in the end zone for a touchback when a West Virginia wide receiver came in and delivered a headshot to the kneeling Coldon.
An official threw a flag immediately on the play, but after a discussion, the crew decided, for some strange reason, to pick up the flag. That turned what should have been fourth-and-30 into a fourth-and-10. The Mountaineers picked up the first down and eventually scored to tie the game at 20.
It was as egregious of a decision as an officiating crew has made and it had a huge impact on the complexion of the game.