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FOX Sports NFL rules analyst Mike Pereira has a pretty good idea of what goes on with regards to NFL officiating, and he firmly believes some slightly illegal things are taking place. Pereira believes that NFL referees are secretly receiving …
The officiating crew in Thursday night’s game between the Vikings and Cowboys missed a penalty that should have been called on Minnesota’s 2-point conversion attempt to tie the game in the fourth quarter. The Vikings were down 17-15 after …
Walt Anderson’s officiating crew reportedly will not face any special discipline for their performance during the Monday Night Football game between the Seattle Seahawks and Buffalo Bills. A source told ESPN’s Adam Caplan that the crew …
The NFL’s VP of Officiating says the referees in Walt Anderson’s missed a key call just before halftime in Monday night’s Seahawks-Bills game. There was a disastrous sequence before halftime in which the referees got about three …
The referees officiating Monday night’s Seahawks-Bills game screwed over Buffalo three times for the same sequence at the end of the half, effectively costing the Bills three points. With three seconds left in the half, Dan Carpenter lined up …
Ohio State fans are still steaming about a pass interference call they feel the referees missed in the final two minutes of Saturday’s loss at Penn State. The Buckeyes were stunned by the Nittany Lions 24-21 in Happy Valley after allowing a …
Veteran NFL official Pete Morelli had a pretty rough time while officiating Sunday’s Bills-Patriots game, but it wasn’t his calls that were the issue. While officiating the game at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Morelli started …
There is little doubt that being a hockey referee is a physical test. First of all, you have to be moving around and skating to keep up with the action. Secondly, well, you’re also in the line of fire during fights. One KHL referee found that …
The Mid-American Conference has suspended the officiating crew involved in Saturday’s controversial Central Michigan-Oklahoma State game. The MAC said in a statement that the crew will be suspended for two games after they wrongly allowed …
The NFL’s referees are getting back in the swing of things, too. After Philadelphia Eagles kicker Caleb Sturgis missed a 46 yard attempt, the officials weren’t quite on the same page as to whether the kick went through or not. Refs still …
The Big 12 has issued a statement regarding the controversial ending to the Oklahoma State-Central Michigan game on Saturday, and it doesn’t spell good news for the Cowboys. In the statement, Big 12 head of officiating Walt Anderson cited a …
Central Michigan’s incredible miracle play to beat Oklahoma State on Saturday that has the college football world buzzing actually should not have counted. Oklahoma State was up 27-24 on Central Michigan with four seconds left and faced a …
NFL referees are still getting used to the Rams’ move back to Los Angeles, too. During Saturday night’s preseason game against Kansas City, a Rams player was ejected from the game. Unfortunately, the referee accidentally called them …
Just how carefully are NFL referees handling game balls? Apparently not as closely as the league would lead you to believe. WBZ’s David Wade reported on Twitter Wednesday that the NFL referees left the kicking balls at a Boston hotel prior to …
NFL official Ed Hochuli called one of the most delayed facemask penalties you will ever see during Monday night’s game between the Bengals and Broncos, and some are wondering if he received help from the league offices. Late in the third …
Sean Payton was very unhappy with the officiating in Sunday’s game between the Saints and Panthers. So unhappy, in fact, that he implied a crew of high school referees could have done a better job. More specifically, Payton was furious over …
