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Big Ten Conference recruits women and minorities at spring event

by Mark Schultz - May 11, 2022May 11, 2022 0

The Big Ten Conference held a clinic in April and invited women and people of color to learn more about being an official in one of college football's biggest conferences. The focus of the clinic was to highlight efforts of diversity, equity and inclusion. https://www.footballzebras.com/2020/10/in-a-year-of-awakening-big-ten-fields-a-historic-officiating-crew/ Former NFL referee and current Big Ten

New book shows officiating is ‘A Tough Job Made Harder’

Outside the Stripes

by Mark Schultz - September 6, 2021September 6, 2021 0

Review by Mark Schultz If you've followed Football Zebras for any length of time, you know that we break down football officiating and (hopefully) show you how difficult calling a football game is. Between interpreting complicated rules, avoiding getting run over by people twice their size, tuning out 50,000 people chanting

Umpire Butch Hannah retires after 18 seasons

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by Mark Schultz - May 14, 2017May 15, 2017 0

Embed from Getty Images Â In a late offseason move, umpire Butch Hannah retired from the NFL according to multiple sources.Â Football ZebrasÂ does not know the reason Hannah left the league, but it has been indicated he initiated the move. His last game was the Raiders-Texans Wild Card Playoff game in January. Much like

50 Super Bowl calls, Part 3: XXX to XXI

50 Super Bowl calls

by Football Zebras staff - February 3, 2016March 15, 2019 0

The Football Zebras staff -- with the assistance of our affiliated forum, Behind the Football Stripes -- has examined the Super Bowls of years past for the work of the officials who, in a given year, achieve the honor of the best of the best. While every team competes for

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Turnover margin: 10 NFL officials not returning in 2014

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by Mark Schultz - May 2, 2014May 16, 2014 2

There will be at least 10 officials who will will not return to the field in 2014. Â At the end of the season, five officials were confirmed to be retiring. Â A few weeks later, Football Zebras was first to report that Ron Winter had retired. We now know that head linesman

Al Jury presented with Art McNally Award

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by Ben Austro - January 26, 2014January 26, 2014 2

Former field judge Al Jury is being honored by the NFL with the Art McNally Award for his distinguished officiating career. He will be formally presented with the award by the outgoing executive vice president of football operations, Ray Anderson, in a ceremony prior to the Pro Bowl in Honolulu. Jury

1 blown call does not ruin playoff chances

by Mark Schultz - November 15, 2012November 15, 2012 0

When discussing football officiating, it is easy to say, "Forget so-and-so for the playoff this year after that blown call."Â While fans might wish a playoff blackball for an official who makes an error, the NFL simply does not operate that way. The NFL officiating office lead by Carl Johnson uses

It’s a big game, but referees remember “it’s just 60 minutes of NFL football”

Profiles

by Ben Austro - February 5, 2012August 2, 2012 0

Michael Pointer of The Indianapolis Star talked to former referees Gerry Austin, Jerry Markbriet, and Bill Carollo about their Super Bowl experiences. Collectively, they represent nine of the Super Bowls, including seven which they were crew chief. Markbriet has the record with four assignments as the head referee. In Pointer's article,

League reboots search for new VP of refs

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by Ben Austro - September 14, 2009September 14, 2009 0

It is not exactly America's Got Talent, but finding the new vice president of officiating is turning out to be one tough audition. Peter King of SI.com is reporting that the league is restarting its process to find a replacement for current officeholder Mike Pereira. Pereira announced on the NFL Network