College football fans had jokes after Georgia’s Parker Jones got a sideline penalty for colliding with a ref

That had to be the worst feeling.

When Georgia redshirt sophomore Parker Jones arrived to the Superdome on Thursday, you just know he never expected to have the spotlight on him in the game. After all, the walk-on defensive back wasn’t even suited up for the Sugar Bowl against Notre Dame. He was going to be on the sidelines, rooting for his teammates. What could go wrong?

Jones found out that answer the tough way.

In the first half, Georgia finally got an explosive play when Gunner Stockton connected with Arian Smith for 66 yards. But as Smith was running down the sidelines, the pandemonium on the Bulldogs’ bench impacted the side judge’s pursuit.

That’s where we met Jones who collided with the official, drawing the penalty.

You had to feel for Jones after that one as he was just excited for the huge play, but he can’t make contact with an official. As Jones was trying his best to hide from cameras on the sidelines, college football fans had plenty of jokes for the penalty.

The flag very well may have costed Georgia points.

This was how Twitter/X reacted

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