Big 12 officiating crew punished after error in Kansas-Missouri game
A procedural error in last Saturday’s college football game between Kansas and Missouri will cost a Big 12 officiating crew its next assignment.
The mistake occurred during the wild second quarter of the game eventually won by Missouri 42-31. The Tigers scored a safety on a sack and offensive fumble recovery in the Kansas end zone. Instead of a free kick from the 20-yard line, the Jayhawks punted the ball. This was a violation of Rule 2 Section 16 Article 6 of NCAA Football, the Big 12 said in a statement. The entire crew has been removed from its next assignment scheduled for Friday, Sept. 12, the league announcement said.
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The Big 12 officials in Saturday’s Kansas-Missouri game allowed a punt to occur on a free kick in violation of Rule 2 Section 16 Article 6 of NCAA Football rules. That Big 12 officiating crew has been removed from its next scheduled assignment on Friday, September 12, the league announcement said.
“We believe we have one of the best officiating programs in college football,’ Big 12 Chief Football & Competition Officer Scott Draper said in a statement. ‘When the Conference’s high standard for officiating is not met, the Big 12 will take action.”
The Big 12 crew was working the game at Missouri since it is traditional for the visiting team’s conference to assign game officials when teams from different leagues play each other. The Big 12 statement did not specify which Friday conference game – Colorado at Houston or Kansas State at Arizona – would have been the crew’s next assignment.
