University of Tennessee runningback Jaylen Wright is controversially called short of the goal-line in overtime vs Purdue in the Music City Bowl. Purdue would go onto win the game 48–45.
University of Tennessee runningback Jaylen Wright is controversially called short of the goal-line in overtime vs Purdue in the Music City Bowl. Purdue would go onto win the game 48–45. from sports
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Not even “controversial,” this was just straight up the wrong call.
The play is dead when forward progress stops, not when the whistle is blown. The whistle is just for the ref to signal the play is dead. The sideline ref determined forward progress had stopped. There’s a good 2 or 3 seconds where #20 isn’t moving forward (although it’s hard to tell exactly how long in the slowmo replay). It’s subjective, the ref’s made the call.
Even if the play wasn’t dead, you can’t gain forward progress by having your teamate pull you forward, which is pretty clearly what #88 is doing.
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edit: The Rule:
Rule 4
**Ball Declared Dead**
ARTICLE 3.
A *live ball becomes dead* and an official shall sound his whistle or declare it dead:
When it goes out of bounds other than a kick that scores a field goal after touching the uprights or crossbar; when a ball carrier is out of bounds; or when a ball carrier is so held that his forward progress is stopped. When in question, the ball is dead (A.R. 4-2-1-II).
They ruled his forward progress was stopped before he reached. The whistle wasn’t blown yet, but you don’t go by the timing of the whistle sound, you go by the officials judgements of when the play was stopped. If a referee drops his whistle when he goes to blow it dead, the play isn’t not dead until he blows it.
I’m not defending the referees, just defining how the rules work in this situation. There’s always going to be some subjectivity on when one should be down with forward progress.
Are you allowed to pull a player like that? Push from behind yes, but I thought pulling was a no no.
The very first thing the ref said into the mic was that fwd progress was ruled stopped.
End of story.
Not controversial. He clearly had no forward momentum. Should have reached the ball out sooner.
No dog in this fight but thatvisn’t a touchdown from my view…
Forward progress is stopped. Right call
Easily best bowl game of the year. If you didn’t watch go watch the 4th quarter that’s all you need to see
You can’t pull people into the end zone either way
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Lemme get this straight – you can lie on top of someone and that doesn’t count as a dead ball?
Man this was a tough call. And one that ended up a deciding factor of the outcome.
Great game though.
I watched this game. The refs fucked the game up on both sides.
This game was bananas. The whole 4th quarter was a seesaw battle and nonstop action.
Reminds me of the infamous Notre Dame verse Stanford goal line stance back when Manti T’eo was playing against Christian McCaffrey. 4 straight downs at the goal line and ND wouldn’t let them in! Craziest set of downs I’ve ever seen.
They went on to get destroyed against Alabama in the championship.
This is 100% the right call. You can’t pull the ball-carrier into the end-zone
Forward progression stopped long before he decided to stretch out the ball. Once forward progression stops, the whistle blows and the ball is placed at the spot that it stopped. Correct call.
Football. The game where literally everything is a judgment call. How much holding is holding. Is it a catch? Was the ball out? How much pass interference is pass interference.
It’s not really controversial or shouldn’t be. Dude’s progress was stopped. The play is dead.
God. You’ve got to feel for such a good natured and deserving fan base. Best wishes UT from BBN. Thoughts and prayers.
Its a good SEC fans don’t care about Bowl game records, or this would have upset some of them.
Does college not stop the play when forward momentum stops? Cause it definitely stopped before the goal line.
Tennessee coming up 1 yard short. Volunteers Edition.
I would like to see this in realtime. It seems like his forward progress is stopped. At least have the replay be a consistent speed.
I wonder what Mr.Madden would have said on this play.
Should have been a penalty for grabbing and pulling the jersey.
Best bowl game so far this season.
I’m assuming they called “forward progress” which is always a judgement call
His forward progress had stopped and the only thing that moved him forward after that was his teammate pulling him, which is against the rules. This was a good call by the refs. That’s not a touchdown.
I think that’s a stop, right? He only extended after momentum was stopped
I’m not the biggest football expert, but is it that controversial?
Pulling a ball carrier forward is illegal anyway, so any controversy is pointless
Illegal to pull a guy into the end zone. Forward progress was stopped. The SEC is sucking again…..
His forward momentum was pretty well stopped for a second there
No goal
Egregious failure on the zebras part.
I’m no Vols fan but that was A TD.
That’s a touchdown 100%. Great effort.
Damn that’s clearly a TD
Looked like touchdown to me. He was never down before hand so it’s clearly good and this is unnecessary.
Didn’t watch but I’m pretty sure your not allowed to pull the ball carrier towards the goal line. You can get behind and push. So I assume the ref, seeing the offensive player trying to pull him forward, made the call that forward progress was stopped.