Hugo Cruz

7 officiating observations for the 2018 season

2018
Calls

by Mark Schultz - January 28, 2019January 28, 2019 1

Dale Shaw (Tennessee Titans) It was another great football season and, for us, there were several officiating stories from 2018. Here are the seven that stood out to me. 1. Hugo Cruz fired In one of the most shocking events of the year, the NFL fired down judge Hugo Cruz in mid-season. This

Which comes first: Time out or delay of game?

Mechanics

by Mark Schultz - September 17, 2017September 17, 2017 0

Some times, the most frantic time on a football field is the last two seconds of the play clock. Sometimes the offense is milking the clock, other times the coach sees something and calls an audible. Sometimes the quarterback snaps the ball when the play clock hits zero or the

Sarah Thomas promotion on hold for now with 2nd year in development program

News

by Mark Schultz - May 2, 2014May 16, 2014 4

21 advanced training officials include 7 from '13 taxi squad The NFL has released the names of the college officials who will participate in the 2014 advanced training program.Â The list includes two women: Sarah Thomas returns for a second year and Maia Chaka joins the program for her first year. What

NFL winds down advanced training program as college season opens

by Ben Austro - August 28, 2013December 31, 2019 1

As Labor Day weekend approaches, the developmental officials that comprised the NFL's "taxi squad" are headed back to their college conferences for the start of the college football season. It is officially known as the advanced training program, the NFL initiative that brought 21 officials from the major college conferences to