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Targeting fouls make an impact early in the college football season

by Football Zebras staff - September 23, 2021September 23, 2021 1

Targeting has been a major focus of media and fans in the first few weeks of the 2021 college football season. It sped to the forefront when four targeting fouls were confirmed during the Monday night contest between Ole Miss and Louisiana in Week 1. In the Week 2 matchup

Mike Carey exits CBS

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by Mark Schultz - June 13, 2016 2

Embed from Getty ImagesÂ Â Report: CBS and Carey 'mutually agreed to part ways'Former NFL official Mike Carey will no longer analyze NFL calls and rulesÂ for CBS sports. According to reports, Carey and CBS mutually agreed to go their separate ways.Carey surprised the NFL in the summer of 2014 when he announced

Triplette reversal gives TD to Bengals. Was it enough to overturn?

by Ben Austro - December 8, 2013December 12, 2014 9

Week 14: Colts at Bengals (video) Updated with pool report below. Referee Jeff Triplette had a rough week defending his call to let the clock run when there was confusion over which down it was. The league said he should have stopped the clock. This week, he is under the microscope for

Replay officials sign CBA, worked under deal that expired prior to season

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by Ben Austro - October 8, 2013 0

The replay officials are now under collective bargaining agreement through 2020, having worked the first four weeks of the season on an expired deal. Replay officials are on a separate collective bargaining agreement from the on-field officials. Last year, the on-field officials were locked out by the league, until an

Teams, replay official need all-angle access

Controversy

by Ben Austro - December 16, 2012September 5, 2019 0

After Further Review: A look at the NFL replay review system Part 3 of a 4-part series While replay is not the all-correcting eraser for every call, it is a useful tool for fixing pivotal plays when the video is clear to provide contrary evidence. When there is clear video evidence, but itÂ

Microphone is ref’s friend for no-sense rules

by Ben Austro - November 25, 2012November 25, 2012 1

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 2009: We reviewed whether the ball was fumbled down near the

SJ Hayes’ clutch call on Manningham catch

Calls
XLVI

by Ben Austro - February 5, 2012August 3, 2012 0

Anatomy of a replay gone wrong

by Ben Austro - January 18, 2012July 29, 2012 5

NFC Divisional Playoff: Giants at Packers 1st Quarter | 1:46 | Giants 10-3 | Packers ball | 1st & 10 @ NYG 39 | video (at 1:21) We are going to deconstruct the big call from Sunday's NFC divisional playoff game, not to defend it, but to answer the questions surrounding it

Coughlin ‘sick to my stomach’ when photo shows 4-point challenge was right

by Ben Austro - December 5, 2011December 6, 2011 6

Week 13: Packers at Giants 1st Quarter | 2:12 remaining | Tied 7-7 | Giants ball | 3rd & 6 @ GB 20 | video Update, 12/6: Video link added. Giants coach Tom Coughlin, in a game fraught with very tight replay situations, challenged an incomplete pass from quarterback Eli Manning to receiver

League backs up Triplette review of TD

Calls
Week 3

by Ben Austro - September 26, 2011September 26, 2011 0

Week 3: Giants at Eagles The description of the "process of the catch" has been fixed in the rulebook, but that does not mean that the ruling has become any easier for spectators. The basic premise remains unchanged: catch the ball and do something after that point, such as run with