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SEC released a statement on Saturday in regards to call reversal in UGA-Texas game

On Saturday night in the Georgia-Texas showdown the officials injected themselves into the game with a controversial decision.

If you were like millions of others on Saturday night, you had your eyes locked on the first SEC meeting between the Georgia Bulldogs and Texas Longhorns. They have met on the field before but this time it was all about getting a leg up in the conference race.

The game wasn’t going the way of the home team as they found themselves down 23-0 before they would respond in the second half. After finally getting on the board at 23-8, Texas turned the ball over on downs giving Georgia the ball back. However, on third and 10 Carson Beck threw an interception that was waved off due to a pass interference call.

The Longhorn fans believed they were jobbed and the student section began throwing debris onto the field causing a stoppage in play. When both teams were ready to resume play the officials changed course and waved off the penalty and award Texas with the ball. Less than a minute later the Longhorns scored their second touchdown of the night to cut it to a one-score game.

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Following the game, the SEC released a statement on the decision.

The statement reads as follows:

With 3:12 to play in the third quarter of the Georgia at Texas game, Texas intercepted a pass at the Texas 46-yard line and returned it to the Texas 9 yard line.  Texas was flagged for committing defensive pass interference on the play which resulted in Georgia maintaining the ball with a first down.

The game officials gathered to discuss the play, which is permitted to ensure the proper penalty is enforced, at which time the calling official reported that he erred, and a foul should not have been called for defensive pass interference.  Consequently, Texas was awarded the ball at the Texas 9 yard line.

While the original evaluation and assessment of the penalty was not properly executed, it is unacceptable to have debris thrown on the field at any time.

The disruption of the game due to debris being thrown onto the field will be reviewed by the Conference office related to SEC sportsmanship policies and procedures.

Georgia head coach Kirby Smart also weighed in following the 30-15 win over Texas in his postgame press conference. “I will say they’ve established a precedent that if you throw a bunch of stuff on the field and endanger athletes, that you’ve got a chance to get your call reversed. And that’s unfortunate, because to me, that’s dangerous. That’s not criticizing officials. That’s just what happened.”

Kirby Smart roasts officials after controversial call in UGA’s win

Georgia football coach Kirby Smart has a lot to say about the controversial penalty officials waived off in the Texas game

Georgia Bulldogs head coach Kirby Smart did not hold back on his criticism of the officials following Georgia’s 30-15 win over the Texas Longhorns.

“They tried to rob us with calls in this place,” said Smart after Georgia’s road win. What calls is Smart referencing?

During the second half, Georgia wide receiver Arian Smith initiated contact with Texas Longhorns cornerback Jahdae Barron, who intercepted Georgia quarterback Carson Beck. However, the play was called back for a defensive pass interference penalty on Barron. Was this penalty the wrong call? Yes, but the game had a lengthy delay because Texas fans threw bottles and trash on the field after the penalty’s announcement.

During the delay, the officials huddled. After the bottles were cleaned up several minutes later, the officials reversed the pass interference penalty against Texas. As a result, the interception stood, and Texas had the ball inside Georgia’s red zone.

College football replay officials are not like those in the NFL. They are not able to change or waive off obvious calls that are spotted from replay. However, in this case the SEC crew elected to change its decision, which rewarded Texas fans for buying time by throwing trash on the field.

“Yeah, he (the official) just said the guy got it wrong,” said Smart when asked about why the officials changed the call. “The guy called it on the wrong guy, which it took him a long time to realize that. So it’s one of those things that I don’t know what I’m allowed to say or not say, so I won’t comment because I want to respect the wishes of the SEC office.”

“I will say they’ve established a precedent that if you throw a bunch of stuff on the field and endanger athletes, that you’ve got a chance to get your call reversed. That’s unfortunate,” continued Smart.

The officials also assessed Georgia with two targeting penalties in the second half.

Mecole Hardman and Georgia track star Matthew Boling jokingly agree to 100m race

Former Georgia football WR and current KC Chiefs speedster Mecole Hardman jokingly agreed to a 100m race with UGA track star Matthew Boling.

First, the Twitter battle:

If you’ve been active on Twitter the past two days, you may have scrolled across a debate taking place between some high-profile athletes.

What’s the debate topic, you ask?

Which state has better high school football players, Georgia or Texas? 

You can see a summary of the Twitter war here

This dispute began when Hardman, who attended Elbert County High School in Georgia, replied to Tampa Bay Bucs wide receiver Mike Evans’ (who is from Texas) tweet about Texas football being the best in the country.

From there, things got wild. Dez Bryant got in on it. As did Nick Chubb and Patrick Mahomes.

Eagles cornerback Darius Slay, Seahawks safety Quandre Diggs, Redskins’ Landon Collins and Georgia wide receiver Lawrence Cager all said their piece as well.

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Matthew Boling vs Mecole Hardman:

Regarding a Texas vs Georgia all-star team, Nick Chubb tweeted that he would “run through anybody from Texas.” (Maybe the most trash talking Chubb’s ever done)

Mecole’s response is as follows:

Mecole’s tweet caught the eye of current Georgia track star Matthew Boling, who ran a wind-aided 9.98 second time in the 100-meter dash – an all-time all-conditions record.

Boling may be a Georgia Bulldog, but he hails from Houston, Texas and had to get in on the battle.

Boling responded to Mecole’s tweet with a simple cap emoji. For those who are a little out of touch with the current slang, cap apparently means that someone is lying. So, in simpler terms, Boling said that Mecole was lying about being able to outrun anybody from Texas.

That’s when Mecole, referencing Boling’s 9.98 second time in the 100-meter dash, told Boling that his speed would not translate to the football field.

Boling heard Mecole’s rebuttal and requested a race in the 100 meter dash.

Mecole wasted no time, and within an hour the two had agreed to what would be an epic showdown.

Sadly, it’ll never happen. But how incredible would it be if the two Georgia Bulldogs actually did pull off this race? That would be a quarantine classic.

Better HS football: Georgia or Texas? Mecole Hardman, Nick Chubb debate with Patrick Mahomes, Dez Bryant

Mecole Hardman and Nick Chubb debated with Patrick Mahomes and Dez Bryant over which state has the best HS football, Georgia or Texas.

Former Georgia wide receiver Mecole Hardman got into it with his current teammate on the Kansas City Chiefs, Patrick Mahomes, as well as former NFL receiver Dez Bryant via Twitter on the topic of which state produces the best football players.

Now everyone has their bias, but history tells us the top high school football states are usually California, Georgia, Texas and Florida, in no specific order.  Some would throw Louisiana and Alabama in there as well.

This dispute began when Hardman, who attended Elbert County High School in Georgia, replied to Tampa Bay Bucs wide receiver Mike Evans’ (who is from Texas) tweet about Texas football being the best in the country.

After the rookie dropped this bomb, former Dallas Cowboys wide receiver, and Galveston, Texas native Dez Bryant had something to say.

Bryant had nothing but love for Mecole, but told him he was crazy to say Georgia high school football overlooks Texas.

Hardman then made claims that a Georgia high school all-star team would beat a Texas high school all-star team with ease.

When Seahawks safety, Texas native and former Longhorn Quandre Diggs posed the question as to who would tackle Earl Campbell (born and raised in Tyler, Texas) on this hypothetical Texas all-star high school team, Mecole had the perfect response.

I’ll take your Earl Campbell and I’ll raise you a Herschel Walker.

After Hardman’s confident attitude started gaining attention, his quarterback had to get in on the debate.

Chiefs’ QB Patrick Mahomes attended Texas Tech and was born and raised in Texas. He was not about to allow his rookie receiver to take shots at his beloved state that easily.

The Super Bowl and former league MVP had to get at least a couple of jabs in on the Georgia native.

But wait it did not end there.

Nick Chubb, from Cedartown, Georgia, got in the action.

This thing keeps getting better and better.

Florida actually has the most active NFL players at 180, with California in second with 175, Texas with 137 and Georgia at 97. That being said, Texas has nearly three times the population that Georgia does and California closer to four times Georgia.

Who would you take in this battle of the states?