Tag Archives: Ed Hochuli

Super Bowl officials on field for divisionals?

Posted on January 11, 2013 by Ben Austro

Jerome Boger is rumored to have a Super Bowl crew that may not have super credentials. Continue reading →

Our playoff predicitions: Steratore ranks high, Wild Cards include Hochuli, Corrente

Posted on January 2, 2013 by Football Zebras.com staff

We have chosen our assignments for the referee position only, not the entire crew. This year, all officials are assigned on individual merit, and not by the cumulative rank of the crew (see our post for the full playoff assignment criteria). Gene Steratore, considered by us to be one of the frontrunners in postseason assignments, conducts the coin flip at the Rams-Bills game in Buffalo. Continue reading →

Playoff officials won’t be best officials

Posted on December 30, 2012 by Ben Austro

Source: Jerome Boger to be Super Bowl referee Hochuli, Steratore apparently shut out of postseason In the first three weeks of the regular season, the NFL put an assorted group of officials on the field with questionable qualifications and tried … Continue reading →

Microphone is ref’s friend for no-sense rules

Posted on November 25, 2012 by Ben Austro

It elicits snickers from football fans when it happens, and it sometimes trends on Twitter. Referee Ed Hochuli turns on his microphone to explain a ruling, and some fans joke that it is NFL open mic night. An example from … Continue reading →

Officiating experts break down Week 11 calls

Posted on November 19, 2012 by Mark Schultz

Some assessments differ from the league office Fox Sports NFL officiating analyst Mike Pereira and NBC Sports Network officiating analyst Jim Daopoulos had many different Week 11 calls to break down and all dealt with the referee going under the … Continue reading →