The 2024 SEC football season has been chaotic, to say the least. Texas A&M (7-1, 5-0 SEC) currently leads the conference amid head coach Mike Elko’s first season with the program, while Ole Miss has been in the headlines for the wrong reasons as of late.
On Friday, the issue of “fake injuries” came back into the fold after several occurrences during SEC play, specifically under the watch of Ole Miss head coach Lane Kiffin. However, none of this can be proven, as injuries in any form result in a free timeout.
However, from the handful of questionable injuries we’ve seen throughout conference play, SEC commissioner Greg Sankey has had enough, calling out the problem in a newly leaked memo reported by ESPN’s Adam Rittenberg while outlining several new punishments, including fines and even public reprimands for the coaches and players involved if the problem continues.
While the memo felt like a personal grievance from both a commissioner’s point of view and a general fan of the game, Sankey ended his thoughts with a final warning to the league:
“Play football and stop with the feigned injury nonsense.”
Overall, “feigned” or “fake” injuries have been an eye score for every fan base who wants to see a clean game, but it’s not like this hasn’t been a problem in the past, so we’ll now wait and see if Sankey’s warning has any effect.
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