JACKSON, Miss. — Mississippi State coach Dan Mullen called for disciplinary action against the Southeastern Conference replay official who worked the Bulldogs’ 29-19 loss to Florida after a Gators touchdown that might have been a fumble was not overturned.
Mullen said Sunday it’s understandable if a field official makes a mistake because of the speed of the game, but the replay official can take his time and should be held accountable.
“I don’t even know why we have replay right now in the Southeastern Conference if they’re not going to utilize it,” Mullen said. “That’s twice now that they’ve blown calls on the replay with our games, resulting in big plays, and I think that’s unexcusable for that official. I hope he’s severely punished if he ever works another SEC game again, because I think it’s completely unacceptable.”
Footnotes.
Florida regained the top spot in the AP poll from Alabama, which was ranked No. 1 for a week ahead of the Gators. The Gators received 30 first-place votes to Alabama’s 23. No. 3 Texas had seven first-place votes.
• The top three teams in the BCS rankings mirrored the AP poll, while Texas Christian passed Boise State for the sixth spot.
• Kellen Moore threw a career-best five touchdown passes and Boise State forced turnover after turnover in a dominating 54-9 victory over host Hawaii on Saturday night to remain unbeaten at 7-0 and in the BCS race.
• New Mexico coach Mike Locksley is back on the job following a 10-day suspension for his role in a physical altercation with an assistant last month.
The Associated Press
